Deadly Clearwater Ferry crash: Jeff Knight asks judge to exclude past boater charge from jury

Jeff Knight, a prominent business owner, is accused of ramming his private boat into the Clearwater Ferry, killing one passenger and injuring ten others. He is now on trial for this deadly crash. Before this incident, Knight was involved in another boating accident six years earlier that resulted in injury. Knight's legal team is asking the judge to prevent prosecutors from presenting evidence about that earlier 2019 accident during his trial.

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Tampa Bay TimesLean Left· 9d ago

He had a boating accident 6 years before Clearwater Ferry crash. Jurors may not be told

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FOX 13 TampaCenter· 7d ago

Deadly Clearwater Ferry crash: Jeff Knight asks judge to exclude past boater charge from jury

WFLACenter· 8d ago

Jeff Knight pushes to keep prior boating accident out of Clearwater Ferry crash trial

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