How the George Pino trial unfolded: From fatal boat crash to not guilty verdict
George Pino faced manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
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George Pino faced manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
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The trial of real estate developer George Pino reached a pivotal point Wednesday as the defense rested its case in the vessel homicide and manslaughter trial related to the 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.
The testimony on Day 7 of the trial comes after the state rested its case Tuesday.
The exchange capped a heavy day of testimony focused on how state investigators reconstructed the final moments before Pino's 29-foot vessel slammed into a channel marker.
The video caused emotions to run high, with Fernandez's family growing visibly emotional. At one point, Fernandez's mother and younger brother left the courtroom distraught.
The trial resumed Tuesday morning with Lucy Fernandez's father describing the moment he last saw his daughter alive and when him and his wife were looking for Lucy at the hospital after the deadly crash.
Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez told Pino to "get ahold of yourself" when he began to cry during court on Monday.
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges connected to the 2022 boat crash.
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