As a prominent South Florida real estate developer’s trial nears, the Miami Dade State Attorney’s Office is hoping a judge allows future jurors to be transported out of court to view the damaged boat involved in the 2022 Boca Chita Key crash that killed one teen and left another permanently disabled.
According to records, George Pino is facing second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide charges for operating in a reckless manner and allegedly causing the death of 17-year-old Luciana Fernandez.
Pino was driving the 29-foot vessel with 14 passengers on board when he crashed into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key on Sept. 4, 2022, according to prosecutors and officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The boat capsized and all the passengers, including several teens, were thrown into the water…