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Drunk boater nabbed in Western Maryland to kick off the boozing while boating season; Baltimore man faces trial for killing two passengers when he smashed into Key Bridge after night of bar-hopping

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<li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-28898 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2025-05-12 08&colon;27&colon;53"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;05&sol;FITZIES-IS-BACK-FOR-2025-556x370&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"750" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3609 slide-28898 msDefaultImage" title&equals;"FITZIES IS BACK FOR 2025" &sol;><&sol;li>&NewLine; <&sol;ul>&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10895" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10895" style&equals;"width&colon; 1024px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;man-indicted-in-double-fatal-crash-into-key-bridge-2015-nrp-photo&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10895"><img class&equals;"size-large wp-image-10895" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Man-indicted-in-double-fatal-crash-into-Key-Bridge-2015-NRP-photo-1024x781&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Baltimore business owner indicted for negligent homicide for killing two passengers while impaired in crash into Key Bridge " width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"781" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10895" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Baltimore business owner Timothy Wilson indicted for negligent homicide for killing two passengers while impaired in crash into Key Bridge with this boat&period; Photo Maryland NRP&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<h2>Boat operator Tim Wilson who slammed into Key Bridge indicted for negligent homicide in death of two passengers on booze cruise<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><strong>Drunk boater nabbed in Western Maryland to kick off the boozing while boating season&semi; Baltimore man faces trial for killing two passengers when he smashed into Key Bridge after night of bar-hopping<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10897" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10897" style&equals;"width&colon; 158px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;tim-wilson-jet-blast-curtis-bay-md-double-fatal-boating-crash&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10897"><img class&equals;" wp-image-10897" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Tim-Wilson-Jet-Blast-Curtis-Bay-Md-double-fatal-boating-crash&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Tim Wilson Jet Blast Curtis Bay Md double fatal boating crash" width&equals;"158" height&equals;"158" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10897" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tim Wilson&comma; owner of Jet Blast Industrial at Curtis Bay Md charged with grossly negligent crash that killed two women in crash into Key Bridge on July 26&comma; 2015&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">TOWSON&comma; MD&period; – As boaters de-winterize their vessels&comma; pull out the paint cans&comma; take their ethanol clogged carburetors out to be cleaned&comma; empty their old gas fouled with politically-mandated ethanol and prepare their wallets for another season of boating&comma; the fact that twenty-two boaters lost their lives in Maryland waters might be a sobering thought&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">NRP spokesperson Candy Thomson said that the<&sol;span> number<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> of deaths only accounted for boaters&period; There were more&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We only report in that number those killed in boating incidents&comma; not those who died in the water not on boats and handled by other agencies&comma;” said Thomson&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Drownings in reservoirs&comma; creeks&comma; rivers and the Bay account for more&comma; such as the deaths of two men who drowned last summer in Calvert County at a beach at Cove Point&period; Alcohol continues to play a role in many water-related fatalities&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The men who drowned at Cove Point had alcohol in their systems&comma; according to the Maryland State Medical Examiner’s Office&period; The level was consistent with a couple of drinks but not enough to exceed the level of intoxication for impaired driving&comma; had they been on a boat or in a vehicle&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10898" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10898" style&equals;"width&colon; 640px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;fatal-drunk-boating-crash-into-key-bridge-tim-wilson-charged-with-manslaughter&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10898"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-10898" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;fatal-drunk-boating-crash-into-Key-Bridge-Tim-Wilson-charged-with-manslaughter&period;jpg" alt&equals;"This photo of the boat that hit a large concrete abutment that protects the Key Bridge from ships and barges was posted on Twitter" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10898" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">This photo of the boat that hit a large concrete abutment that protects the Key Bridge from ships and barges was posted on Twitter<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Still impairment to any degree affects judgment&comma; which is the leader in the body’s defense system for survival&comma; even in swimming&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">For boaters such as one booze-cruiser arrested for drunk boating&comma; there really isn’t too <&sol;span>much<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> officials can do other than putting them into the system&comma; unless of course the boater makes a fatal connection with an undertaker&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"><strong>Fishing for a court date with snoot full<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Maryland Natural Resources Police reports that a Washington County man was arrested Sunday&comma; March 13&comma; 2016&comma; and charged with impaired boating on Blair’s Valley Lake&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10325" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10325" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;01&sol;04&sol;boating-rescues-in-chesapeake-potomac-over-holidays-two-saved-one-still-missing&sol;stephen-reynolds-missing-boater-bay-bridge&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10325"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10325" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;01&sol;stephen-reynolds-missing-boater-Bay-Bridge-300x169&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Stephen Reynolds' body is still missing after he fell off his sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay&period; " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"169" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10325" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Stephen Reynolds&&num;8217&semi; body is still missing after he fell off his sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Jason Michael Nee&comma; 35&comma; of Williamsport&comma; received three citations for operating his fishing boat while under the influence and a single citation for failing to have required safety equipment aboard his vessel&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Acting on a citizen’s call&comma; officers and a Maryland State trooper launched a patrol boat and intercepted Nee’s boat&period; Officers noticed that Nee’s eyes were glassy&comma; his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Nee told officers that he had stopped drinking about seven hours earlier and had taken a prescription medication about three hours earlier&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The vessel was towed to shore and Nee was given standard field sobriety tests&period; He refused a breathalyzer test&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10902" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10902" style&equals;"width&colon; 620px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;map-of-deadly-boozing-boating-crash-into-key-bridge-wbal&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10902"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-10902" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Map-of-deadly-boozing-boating-crash-into-Key-Bridge-WBAL&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Map of deadly boozing boating crash into Key Bridge WBAL" width&equals;"620" height&equals;"349" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10902" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Map of deadly boozing boating crash into Key Bridge WBAL<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Nee was released to the custody of a friend to be driven home&period; A court date has not been set&period; If found guilty of all charges&comma; Nee could be jailed for up to 16 months and be fined as much as &dollar;2&comma;500&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The operator of a recreational boat that slammed into a protective pillar of the Key Bridge in July of 2015&comma; killing two women&comma; has been indicted by a Baltimore County grand jury and will appear for criminal trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Sept&period; 13&comma; 2016&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"><strong>Crash into Key Bridge Abutment <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The case of the fatal booze cruise last summer combined impairment on the part of the boat operator along with the pitch dark blackness of night&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10899" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10899" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;dscf0065&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10899"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10899" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;DSCF0065-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"This bridge support for Key Bridge is protected by the large concrete pillar which officials say Timothy Wilson slammed into at 3 am while operating his 37' boat while impaired by alcohol&period; " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10899" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">This bridge support for Key Bridge is protected by the large concrete pillar which officials say Timothy Wilson slammed into at 3 am while operating his 37&&num;8242&semi; boat while impaired by alcohol&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">NRP spokesperson Thomson said that while the large concrete barrier that protects Key Bridge from ships and barges is not lit at night&comma; it is the responsibility of vessel operators to know where they are boating and where they are headed&period; Basically&comma; the vessel operator should go slow and be sober&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The 16-count indictment unsealed in December&comma; charges Timothy Jay Wilson&comma; 56&comma; of 6800 Fort Smallwood Road&comma; Baltimore&comma; Md&period;&comma; with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;grossly negligent” actions that led to the deaths of passengers Windy Lawson and Kimberly Ervin during the early-morning hours of July 26&comma; 2015&period; The crash injured six others&period;  A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;b39sfbqdc" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">GoFundMe <&sol;a>has been set up for Lawson&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The four-month investigation was conducted by the Maryland Natural Resources Police&comma; the state’s lead maritime law enforcement agency&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10896" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10896" style&equals;"width&colon; 140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;windy-lawson-killed-in-fatal-boozing-and-boating-crash-into-key-bridge-july-2015&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10896"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-10896" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Windy-Lawson-killed-in-fatal-boozing-and-boating-crash-into-Key-Bridge-July-2015&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Windy Lawson killed in fatal boozing and boating crash into Key Bridge July 2015" width&equals;"140" height&equals;"140" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10896" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Windy Lawson killed in fatal boozing and boating crash into Key Bridge July 2015<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The passengers first met Wilson that evening at a Dundalk restaurant and accepted his invitation to take a boat ride to Fells Point for drinks&period; The accident occurred on the return trip&period; The boat&comma; a 37-foot Sea Ray Sundancer&comma; slammed into one of the four concrete structures that mark the main shipping channel and protect the Key Bridge&period; Lawson&comma; 40&comma; and Ervin&comma; 45&comma; both of Baltimore&comma; were ejected into the water from their seats near the bow&period; They were not wearing life jackets&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The vessel ricocheted off the structure&comma; passed under the bridge and stopped when it struck the wall surrounding Fort Carroll&period; The victims&comma; some clinging to the vessel&comma; called 911 and were rescued by first responders&period; The two bodies were recovered later that day&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The indictment charges Wilson with two felony counts each of manslaughter by vessel&semi; homicide by vessel while under the influence of alcohol&semi; homicide by vessel while impaired by alcohol&semi; homicide by vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance&semi; and homicide by vessel while impaired by drugs&period; Wilson also was indicted on a single misdemeanor count each of life-threatening injury while under the influence of alcohol&semi; life-threatening injury while impaired by alcohol&semi; life-threatening injury while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance&semi; and life-threatening injury while impaired by drugs&period; The final two counts involve operating a vessel while impaired in violation of Maryland boating regulations and laws&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10900" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10900" style&equals;"width&colon; 409px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;dscf0061&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10900"><img class&equals;"wp-image-10900 " src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;DSCF0061-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"This view of Key Bridge&comma; shows the white concrete abutment below the bridge&period; " width&equals;"409" height&equals;"311" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10900" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">This view of Key Bridge&comma; shows the white concrete abutment below the bridge&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Wilson was released on a &dollar;25&comma;000 bond&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">A family member posted this comment&comma; referring to the low bond&comma; on the announcement of the indictment on an NRP blog&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I guess my sister’s life wasn&&num;8217&semi;t worth much&period; This guy still has his business and life&period; My mother and father lost a daughter&comma; I lost my baby sister&comma; my niece lost her mom&period; I hope no one ever uses his company again &lpar;Jet blast in Curtis Bay&rpar; Tim I can&&num;8217&semi;t wait to you meet your cell mate&period; I wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t have thought a dope addict and alcoholic could still run a business and ruin so many lives all at the same time&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10904" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10904" style&equals;"width&colon; 637px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;concrete-protection-pillar-for-key-bridge-hit-by-indicted-timothy-wilson-when-he-killed-two-women-after-night-of-boating-bar-hopping-the-chesapeake-today-photo&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10904"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-10904" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Concrete-protection-pillar-for-Key-Bridge-hit-by-indicted-Timothy-Wilson-when-he-killed-two-women-after-night-of-boating-bar-hopping&period;-THE-CHESAPEAKE-TODAY-photo&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Concrete protection pillar for Key Bridge hit by indicted Timothy Wilson when he killed two women after night of boating bar hopping&period; THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo" width&equals;"637" height&equals;"449" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10904" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Concrete protection pillar for Key Bridge hit by indicted Timothy Wilson when he killed two women after night of boating bar hopping&period; THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Wilson is listed as the owner of Jet Blast&comma; an industrial water jet cleaning&comma; tank&comma; pipe&comma; and sewer cleaning&period; The website for Jet Blast promotes the firm’s safety program&comma; specifically noting its substance abuse policy for new hires&comma; random substance abuse testing&comma; and post-accident testing&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The address for Wilson on the 16-count indictment charging him with negligent homicide has the business address of Jet Blast Industrial Services Inc&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The allegation that Wilson is a<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16pt&semi;"> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;news&period;maryland&period;gov&sol;dnr&sol;2015&sol;12&sol;15&sol;baltimore-man-indicted-in-double-fatal-boating-accident&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;dope addict and alcoholic” <&sol;a>o<&sol;span>n the Maryland NRP website is not supported by any charges or convictions listed on the Maryland Court online records&comma; prior to the indictment issued in December of 2016&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10901" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10901" style&equals;"width&colon; 1800px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;15&sol;drunk-boater-nabbed-in-western-maryland-to-kick-off-the-boozing-while-boating-season-baltimore-man-faces-trial-for-killing-two-passengers-when-he-smashed-into-key-bridge-after-night-of-bar-hopping&sol;tim-wilson-was-operating-this-36-speed-boat-when-it-hit-a-concrete-bridge-abutment-for-the-key-bridge-and-killed-two-passengers-july-2015-photo-courtesy-of-balt-sun&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10901"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-10901" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;Tim-Wilson-was-operating-this-36-speed-boat-when-it-hit-a-concrete-bridge-abutment-for-the-Key-Bridge-and-killed-two-passengers-July-2015-photo-courtesy-of-Balt-Sun&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Tim Wilson was operating this 36' speed boat when it hit a concrete bridge abutment for the Key Bridge and killed two passengers July 2015 photo courtesy of Balt Sun" width&equals;"1800" height&equals;"1198" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10901" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tim Wilson was operating this 37&&num;8242&semi; speed boat when it hit a concrete bridge abutment for the Key Bridge and this concrete seawall around Fort Carroll&period; The crash killed two passengers on July 26&comma; 2015&period;  photo by Sean Welsh courtesy of Baltimore Sun&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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