Boater charged with BUI manslaughter 1 year after crash near Howard Frankland Bridge: FWC

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Thursday that a man has been charged in connection with a deadly boat crash that happened near the Howard Frankland Bridge a year ago.

FWC officers said Travis Stewart turned himself in on July 2.

According to investigators, Stewart was operating a 20-foot boat across Old Tampa Bay with Jonathan Boucvalt aboard in July 2024 when he struck a barge near the bridge.

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Boucvalt died after he fell into the water. His body was later found…

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