A preliminary trial date has been set for the trial of a prominent South Florida real estate developer arrested in a 2022 boat crash near Boca Chita Key that killed one teen and left another permanently disabled.
A Miami-Dade judge on Friday said the trial will begin in June of 2026 for George Pino.
The 54-year-old was arrested last year on a charge of vessel homicide/operate in reckless manner in the Sept. 4, 2022 crash. Last month, it was learned he’s also facing a manslaughter charge.
Pino was driving the 29-foot vessel with 14 passengers on board when he crashed into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, 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…