{"id":13310,"date":"2026-06-09T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:48:09","slug":"florida-developer-george-pino-breaks-down-during-trial-for-teens-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13310","title":{"rendered":"Florida developer George Pino breaks down during trial for teen&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CIcwiSK0G14\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CIcwiSK0G14<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The father, who was piloting the vessel back to dock, hit a channel marker at around 50 miles per hour after turning around to check on the passengers, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.<\/p>\n<p>The force of the crash tore a large hole in the side of the boat and threw all of the passengers into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven people were injured and six were taken to the hospital, where Fernandez later died.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The force of the crash ripped a huge hole in Pina\u2019s boat and injured 11 passengers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pino was not tested for sobriety, but when the boat was pulled from the crash the following day, 61 empty alcohol bottles, including a champagne bottle, were found on it,\u00a0the Miami Herald reported\u00a0in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He is accused of lying to the police about how the crash occurred and of failing to follow proper boating laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the aftermath of causing Lucy\u2019s death, this defendant avoided accountability by telling the police a fabrication of how this boating crash occurred, and he maintained that falsehood long after the day of this tragedy,\u201d Adams told the judge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence in this case, ladies and gentlemen, will show you this was not a mere accident or a momentary lapse in judgment. The evidence will show that Lucy is dead because the defendant failed to do the most basic things that [the] rules of the water require,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Pino\u2019s attorney said that his client\u2019s wife will testify that he was not drunk and that the incident was a tragic accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state admits this was not George\u2019s intention for this to happen. He did not intend to crash into a marker. He did not intend for anybody to be hurt,\u201d Srebnick told the judge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis own daughter, his own wife, his own body was on that boat. Mrs. Pino will testify [that] George, her husband, was not impaired. 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