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Man accused of driving wrong way, killing woman pleads guilty
WIS
Prosecutors revealed on Monday that McCauley had been drinking heavily during a party on a boat at a marina before the deadly accident. Investigators say McCauley's car was going the wrong way on I-26 early near downtown Charleston just after midnight.

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Teen pleads guilty in wrong-way interstate death of 72-year-old
ABC NEWS 4
He was interviewed by police shortly after the fatal accident. "When asked exactly where he got onto the interstate and began traveling the wrong way, he could not answer," said an attorney with solicitor's office during Monday's hearing.

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Man enters guilty plea in I-26 crash that killed 72-year-old woman
Charleston Post Courier
“No one deserves to die the way I killed Eleanor Caperton,” McCauley said. “I wish it was me that had died that night, but I can't change what happened. ... I am and will forever be sorry.” McCauley drove the wrong way on Interstate 26 near the ...

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Peel police team with MADD to nab drunk boaters
Mississauga
There are 20 signs throughout Peel, including a few on the waterways that read "Report Impaired Boating, call 9-1-1." The signs help put the issue on everyone's radar and reminds people that calling 9-1-1 is the best way to report impaired drivers or ...

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USA TODAY
Aegean Yacht Crash Leaves 3 Dead, 1 Missing
Huffington Post
If the smaller boat was bobbing around in light wind, the crew might not have been able to get out of the way of a larger ship, said Rich Roberts, a spokesman for the Newport Ocean Sailing Association, the race organizer. The race goes through shipping ...
Ocean race accidents stun sailors as probe deepensFox News
No sign of distress before sailboat wreck is foundThe Associated Press
'Gone through a blender': No signs of distress before yacht race tragedymsnbc.com (blog)

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The West Australian
Boat crash case an injustice: McGowan
The West Australian
“The use of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight a court case that was hopeless when you could have spent the money paying the victim, I think shows that the priorities in this case were wrong,” he said. Mr McGowan described the case as an ...

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Shining a spotlight on NZ's adventure tourism dangers
ABC Online
DOMINIQUE SCHWARTZ: But this week, the industry made world headlines for all the wrong reasons. On Monday two jet boat operators were convicted over health and safety failings which led to four women suffering severe spinal injuries.

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CBS News
No sign of distress before sailboat wreck is found
CBS News
ENSENADA, Mexico — Eric Lamb was doing safety patrol on a 124-mile yacht race when he spotted a boat that appeared too close to Mexico's Coronado Islands. He never got there. As his twin-engine boat neared the uninhabited islands just south of San ...
Ocean race accidents stun sailors as probe deepensHouston Chronicle
Deaths in 2 Calif. races leave sailors reelingAlbany Times Union
Woman confirms husband's deathESPN
Bradenton Herald
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