Man charged in deadly Boston Harbor boat crash held on $25,000 bail

Lawrence Shieh, the man charged with causing a deadly boat crash in Boston Harbor, had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit in Massachusetts at the time of the crash, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Shieh, 40, pleaded not guilty to several charges, including involuntary manslaughter and operating a boat under the influence at his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court. He was ordered held on $25,000 bail.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dankert, 24, of Andover, Massachusetts, was killed in the crash back on May 13 in East Boston. Two of her friends and Shieh were seriously injured…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS