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No More Manslaughter Charge For Captain of Dive Boat Accident That Killed 34 People

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Manslaughter Indictment Dismissed in 2019 Dive Boat Fire That Killed 34 – The New York Times A federal judge threw out an indictment charging a dive boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people in a 2019 fire aboard a vessel anchored off the Southern California coast. The indictment failed to specify that the captain acted with gross negligence. Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules and was accused of misconduct, …

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Two Men Indicted In Deadly Migrant Smuggling Case Could Face Death Penalty

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Officials said that two men were indicted in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio. The truck had been packed with 67 people, and the dead included 27 from Mexico, 14 from Honduras, seven from Guatemala, and two from El Salvador. A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, both of Pasadena, Texas. This is the deadliest smuggling …

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