Georgia man indicted after fishing tournament boat crash killed 3 in Alabama

Georgia man indicted after fishing tournament boat crash killed 3 in AlabamaThe Associated PressCULLMAN, Ala.A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after a boat wreck during a professional fishing tournament in April killed three people and injured two others. Flint Andrew Davis faces multiple charges, including reckless manslaughter and first-degree assault. Video shows the 22-year-old Davis’ boat speeding across Lewis Smith Lake, striking another boat. The crash killed three men and seriously injured two others. Investigators determined Davis’ boat was traveling at 67 mph but say speed didn’t cause the wreck. Instead, they say Davis wasn’t paying attention. They also say Davis lacked a boating license. A lawyer says Davis expresses “his deepest remorse and contrition,” but he wants to explain what happened in court.

CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after an April boat wreck during a professional fishing tournament killed three people and injured two others.

Flint Andrew Davis, 22, was indicted Thursday in Cullman County on three counts of reckless manslaughter and two counts of first degree assault, all felonies. Davis, a Leesburg, Georgia, resident, was also indicted on three misdemeanors, including reckless operation of a vessel, failing to follow boating rules and boating without a boater safety certification…

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