George Pino may raise brain injury-related amnesia in fatal boat crash trial: report

A neurologist examined George Pino, the Doral real estate developer who crashed his boat into a fixed channel marker, killing a teenage girl and seriously injuring her classmate, to determine if he suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused him to have amnesia and “false memories regarding the details of the accident,” according to a document obtained by the Miami Herald.

Attorneys for Pino consulted with Dr. Diana Barrat, a Boca Raton neurologist who is expected to be an expert witness in the case, according to the records obtained by the Herald. The defense attorneys hired her.

Barrat’s 18-page report — which is heavily redacted — was turned over to prosecutors on Monday. It indicates defense attorneys may plan to present evidence at trial about Pino suffering a traumatic brain injury as a result of the 2022 Labor Day weekend crash…

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