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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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Negligent Homicide-Suicide. Toddler Dies; Father Takes His Own Life

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Father Commits Suicide After He Allegedly Left Son In Hot Car On Tuesday, the temperature in Midlothian, Virginia, was around 81 degrees Fahrenheit.  Chesterfield County police received a call about an 18-month-old boy left in an unattended vehicle and found the child’s body in that vehicle and the father dead outside his home. Children can suffer heatstroke when their body temperature reaches 104 degrees. Investigation revealed that the father left the child in the car …

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