75 year old Marlin Lee Larsen was just out for a spell of high speed cruising on Oregon's Columbia River. How was he to know that a gaggle of Hillary-lovin' salmon fishermen would get in his way.
Bryan Maess filed the suit against Marlin Lee Larsen, accusing him of boating while distracted by his cell phone. But Larsen denies the allegations and told investigators he couldn’t see over the dash of his boat because he was sitting down. The 75-year-old uses a motorized scooter when he’s on land.
According to a report by the local sheriff’s department, drugs and alcohol did not appear to be a factor, but Larsen was cited and released for “Reckless Operation, 3 counts of Recklessly Endangering and 3 counts of Assault in the 4th degree.”
Larsen told The Oregonian the accusation against him was “fake news.” He pleaded not guilty to the charges and said the lawsuit was unnecessary because no one was seriously hurt. His son-in-law, who was also on the boat at the time of the accident, told investigators he warned Larsen to pay attention and that he’d been using his cellphone off and on all morning.
Hell's bells, don't blame Marlin Lee. Why he can't see what's in front of his boat when he's sitting down. Besides he didn't kill even one of those people. It's all "fake news."
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.. jay zuz murphy.. !
Once upon a time we left a Muskoka cottage
quite a group of us aboard two pretty fast boats..
well after midnight
A dad was skipper of one..
his son at the helm of th other..
full throttle at maybe 30 knots
My son, all of 4 years
was aboard th boat I was on..
and I was paying attention
There's a well known reef or rock shelf thereabouts..
and I realized the son was cutting well inside the unlit red buoy..
I reached over and killed the in/outboard by turning the key..
My host inquired why.. "what th fluck"
The dutiful son noticed.. we had stopped
swung around to inquire as well..
all credit to him.. for noticing..
We.. (OK a few) all glossed over
why reached over & killed the engine..
but shouting into the wind is just that..
That is an astonishing video clip... ! !
Let's see - Muskoka, two fast boats, after midnight. Usually that means there's a bit of booze in that mix.
.. Bingo ..
.. with my four year old son aboard - my background as a bartender
and having seen that red buoy many times.. in daylight
I was watching for it.. so it was instantaneous
when it was on our right.. but on his left approaching it
no .. no and no..
They call that area near Bala 'the kettles' for a reason
the water boils over the rock shelves there..
.. Bingo ..
.. with my four year old son aboard - my background as a bartender
and having seen that red buoy many times.. in daylight
I was watching for it.. so it was instantaneous
when it was on our right.. but on his left approaching it
no .. no and no..
They call that area near Bala 'the kettles' for a reason
the water boils over the rock shelves there..
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