Millionaire Florida developer found NOT GUILTY in trial over horror boat crashed that killed teenage girl

By JAMES GORDON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:15, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 00:28, 23 June 2026 A millionaire Florida property developer has been found not guilty over the horrific boat crash that killed a teenage girl and left another permanently disabled after a birthday party on Biscayne Bay descended into catastrophe. George Pino, 55, was acquitted on manslaughter and vessel homicide charges on Monday evening following eight emotionally charged days of testimony in Miami-Dade County. The verdict brings an end to the criminal case over the September 4, 2022 crash near Boca Chita Key, when Pino’s 29-foot family boat smashed into a channel marker while carrying his wife, daughter and a group of teenage girls celebrating Carolina Pino’s 18th birthday. Lucy Fernandez, 17, was killed. Her friend Katy Puig, then also 17, suffered a traumatic brain injury and has been left with permanent disabilities. This is a breaking story - more follows...  George Pino, 55, has been found not guilty over the horrific boat crash that killed a teenage girl and left another permanently disabled Lucy Fernandez died in the crash in September 2022 The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.