GUILTY NY - Lindsay Stewart & Mark Lennon, both 30, boat crash, Hudson River, 26 July 2013

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hes-barge-Hudson-just-days-dream-wedding.html

"A woman who is due to be to be married in two weeks time and her best man are missing after boating accident on the Hudson River at around 10.30 pm on Friday night."

"Lindsay Stewart, 30, of Piermont, and the man were not found by the coast guard after three hours of searching following the incident which left four other people injured."

"Stewart's fiance, Brian Bond, 35, was knocked unconscious after the party's powerboat struck a barge during a cruise near the Tappan Zee Bridge, around 25 miles north of New York City."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...on-just-days-dream-wedding.html#ixzz2aG0BRjmQ
 
That's horrible!

Very dangerous to be on a boat at night, as we've seen many times here in Fl.

I wonder if the group knew the barges were there? From the article:

There are a number of barges located both north and south of the Tappan Zee bridge as construction begins on a replacement for that aging structure that is scheduled for completion in 2017.
 
Good point, reader. I totally overlooked that about the barges...so the barge was probably stationary due to the construction project. I guess it doesn't matter whether it was moving or not at this point.....either way the boat would lose. Good God....what an awful thing to happen.

I sure hope it wasn't the groom-to-be who was driving....imagine the guilt.
 
I know, I feel so sorry for him and her mother, who said:

It just can't end this way....

But apparently it has with the divers out today. Must not have had life jackets on either.

So sad...
 
Unidentified woman's body reportedly recovered after Hudson River boat crash

An official says the six were on a 21-foot Stingray near Piermont when it hit the barge Friday night. The friends were making a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, authorities said.

George Drescher with Rockland County Fire and Emergency Services tells the Journal News that one person was unconscious, one had a broken arm and the other two had minor injuries.


full article at link ................ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/27/search-for-2-missing-boaters-after-crash-in-hudson-river/
 
Very, very sad. Prayers said for all involved. What a heartbreaking story.
 
"Body of bride-to-be found after she was thrown overboard with best man in Hudson boat crash days before wedding to her childhood sweetheart"



"The body of a bride-to-be was pulled from the Hudson River on Saturday, close to the scene where she had plunged into the water after a horrific boat accident on Friday night."

"Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said the barge, one of several loaded with construction material for an upcoming replacement of the bridge, was equipped with lights, but it was still difficult to see on the water so late at night."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dding-childhood-sweetheart.html#ixzz2aH44wcP5
 
From you link Shawna.....


"Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said Saturday 35-year-old Jojo John of Nyack was also charged with vehicular assault. Barbera says John may have operating the boat while intoxicated."
 
The groom must be heartbroken to have lost his soon-to-be-bride and best man.

So very tragic!
 
"Hudson wedding party boat crash: Driver had 'signs of intoxication' - sheriff"

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...driver-had-signs-of-intoxication-sheriff?lite

"The pilot of a speedboat that crashed into a barge on the Hudson River while carrying six members of a wedding party, including the bride-to-be, was charged on Saturday with vehicular manslaughter."

Jojo John, 35, was also charged with three counts of vehicular assault over Friday night’s crash, said Rockland County Sheriff William Barbera, according to Reuters."

"There were signs of intoxication," Barbera added, although lab test results were still pending."
 
From above link:

"Groom-to-be Brian Bond, 36, is among the four injured passengers, who were described as suffering severe injuries, including head trauma and broken bones. Bond is in “fair” condition at Westchester Medical Center, according to spokesman David Billing."

"Some of those injured are awake and providing information to investigators. Bond, however, is currently unable to speak due to his injuries, Walter Kosik, the bride’s stepfather told NBC New York."
 
"Pictured: Boat driver charged after body of bride-to-be who was thrown overboard with best man is found in Hudson days before her wedding to childhood sweetheart"


"The driver of the boat which smashed into an anchored barge, killing a bride-to-be, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault."

"Authorities said Jojo John, 35, was intoxicated when he crashed the speedboat on Friday night.*
He was charged from his hospital bed where he is recovering from his injuries."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-charged-body-bride-found.html#ixzz2aMig1ZJh*
 
Not confirmed yet but they believe the body of the best man, Mark Lennon, has been found.
Video at link.....

"Authorities in Piermont, New York, believe that they have recovered the body of Mark Lennon, the second victim of a boating accident involving a wedding party on the Hudson River, Sheriff Louis Falco told reporters Sunday. Lennon was the best man in the group."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/27/us/hudson-river-boat-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
 
Absolutely heartbreaking. Prayers for all involved, especially the groom. Such a horrific accident. :(
 
I really hate hearing this. I lived in Piermont for several years and still go there a few times a year. It's a beautiful spot. Its so sad that such a happy time turned so tragic. I will never understand drinking and driving or boating. Lives ruined by very stupid choices.
 
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