What happened to the boat driver?
A video captured a terrible moment that a speedboat crashed into a fisherman's crew even after one of them shook hands to stop the boat. Three fisherman in the small vessel dove into the icy river to safe their lives.
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What happened to the boat driver?
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Maess, 47, is an off-duty Hermiston police officer and part time salmon fisherman. He got injuries to his ankle, leg and arm in the incident. And his two partners, who were in the same vessel, McMahon and Durham, 46 and 57, got injuries also.
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When the incident happened, Marlin Lee Larsen's 31-foot motorboat crashed into Bryan Maess' 20-foot fishing boat at Columbia River, Oregon on August 12.
In the video, Maess tries to wave his arm and kept shouting load "Hey!" to show their existence to the speedy boat. Within only a few seconds, the woman next to him realises they were ignored and says, "Oh my God!" Then, the three in the vessel quickly leap into the river to safe themselves and the speedboat crashed into their vessel, causing serious damage.
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Maess, 47, is an off-duty Hermiston police officer and part time salmon fisherman. He got injuries to his ankle, leg and arm in the incident. And his two partners, who were in the same vessel, McMahon and Durham, 46 and 57, got injuries also.
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Larsen, 75, explained to the police he crashed because he didn't see the other boat from his driving seat. while one of Maess' passengers said he saw Larsen using mobile while driving the boat. But he insisted it's was a fake news.
Larsen is facing three counts of reckless endangerment and three counts of fourth-degree assault. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.