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Impaired Boating Led to Tragedy | Wilmington News
A man faces over twelve years in prison for a 2025 boating crash on Harris Lake that killed a ten-year-old girl and seriously injured another — charges including second-degree murder and felony boating while impaired. Sentences could total more than eighteen years, followed by two years of supervised probation banning him from any vehicle or watercraft. Victim families delivered emotional impact statements, underscoring the irreversible toll of impaired operation. The case spurred new felony penalties for impaired boating, reinforcing a statewide push for safer waters and holding individuals…
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