Long Lake night navigation accident

Airwaves · 08-07-2008, 11:58 AM

Was the operator of the boat immediately arrested and jailed after the accident?

If he were not immediately taken into custody then as a defense lawyer I would probably plant the seed of doubt that after such a tramatic experience he threw back a couple of drinks to calm his nerves before the sample was taken, thus tainting the sample.

If he was taken into custody immediately after the boating accident he's looking at BUI resulting in deaths or whatever the legal charge would be in Maine and the BAC would be tough to dispute.

08-07-2008, 11:58 AM	#11
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Was the operator of the boat immediately arrested and jailed after the accident? If he were not immediately taken into custody then as a defense lawyer I would probably plant the seed of doubt that after such a tramatic experience he threw back a couple of drinks to calm his nerves before the sample was taken, thus tainting the sample. If he was taken into custody immediately after the boating accident he's looking at BUI resulting in deaths or whatever the legal charge would be in Maine and the BAC would be tough to dispute.