COHASSET, MASS. (WHDH) - A key piece of evidence in a deadly boat crash was destroyed in a fire in Cohasset.
Firefighters raced to Crocker Lane Wednesday morning and found the boat fully engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported but the boat is a total loss.
The owner, 38-year-old Ryan Denver, is awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a boat crash that killed 27-year-old Jeanica Julce. Emergency crews responded to Boston Harbor just before 3 a.m. that morning after the boat hit a day marker.
Prosecutors say the boat was going 50 miles per hour and Denver had been drinking about 90 minutes before the crash.
Five out of the eight on board were hospitalized and Julce was pronounced dead.
Denver’s attorney disputed the claims saying his client was only going 20 miles per hour and that the marker was poorly lit.
The cause of Wednesday’s fire is currently under investigation.
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