diggyj Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/article/131378 http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/oshawa/article/131170 http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/oshawa/article/131171 Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Always gotta have a DD! I'm sure they are nice people...but they sound like a bunch of idiots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 how does that (arm in the prop) even happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Always gotta have a DD! I'm sure they are nice people...but they sound like a bunch of idiots... Just sounds like your typical 20 somethings. I know I thought I was invincible at that age. I can guarantee that they just grew up in a hurry and will likely never drink and drive again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just sounds like your typical 20 somethings.I know I thought I was invincible at that age. I can guarantee that they just grew up in a hurry and will likely never drink and drive again. OPP have charged Christopher Dias, 44, of Oshawa with three counts of impaired operation of a vessel causing bodily harm and other offences. He is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg Sept. 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhenrygsr Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 how does that (arm in the prop) even happen? Well the men where thrown from the boat during a corner so the driver probably didn't have a kill switch attached and the boat did circles aruond them. Was only a matter of time before the boat woulda ran over them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Eyes Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just sounds like your typical 20 somethings.I know I thought I was invincible at that age. I can guarantee that they just grew up in a hurry and will likely never drink and drive again. 20's people are not the only ones who drink and drive boats. I bet the older guys do it more than they do, as not many 20 year olds can even afford a boat. Sure alcohol is a major factor to consider here, but that is not to say that this exact scenario couldn't of happened if they were sober. Anything can happen out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 5 people tossed into the water WOW.. that is one tight corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern 66 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 It happened at 3:00 am in the pitch dark in an old Ranger with a 150HP at 55 MPH . The driver only own the boat for a couple of months and used it a total of 2 times before the accident. I watched as the driver was arrested after blowing over 3 times the limit. Two of the younger boys returned to New York with very serious injuries. The other local injured man is in Sunnybrook under going his second operation to try and save his arm. The driver was arrested at 3:30 am and was back in camp by 9:00 am having coffee sitting on his deck. The OPP was still there reconstructing the crime scene on the boat. Some things are just wrong on so many levels. Also the Chex tv news reports are wrong, they were not fishing. They were joy riding with a man who was drinking all day and night. I hope every thing works out for all the injured and the driver gets what he deserves. Don't drink and drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POLLIWOGG Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Sometimes a real deep V will bite in and flip and some boats will skip when turned too tight. Most likely some body was caught by surprise at the tight turn and someone grabbed for him and so on. Have a buddy that was run over by his own boat... he was riding on the bow (someone else was operating the boat) when the universals in the out drive broke. The boat slowed so fast that he was thrown in front of it. He said he headed for the bottom as soon as he hit the water cause he knew he would be run over. Not a scratch on him. Boat was about 24'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Wow, hard lesson for the young ones. Throw the book at the 44 year old. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 He said he headed for the bottom as soon as he hit the water cause he knew he would be run over. Not a scratch on him. Boat was about 24'er. I bet your buddy hadn't been pounding beers all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just sounds like your typical 20 somethings.I know I thought I was invincible at that age. I can guarantee that they just grew up in a hurry and will likely never drink and drive again. lol.. sounds like the typical rantings of a middle aged man.. Dude was 44! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 lol.. sounds like the typical rantings of a middle aged man.. Dude was 44! Age does not correlate with common sense....young and old SHOULD be aware of this, but most aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Age does not correlate with common sense....young and old SHOULD be aware of this, but most aren't. How do you define "most"? I think the vast majority of people, young & old, are aware that bootin' around at 3 am in a very fast boat, with a very inexperienced driver who has been drinking all night, may not be a very good idea. Unfortunately, the effects of alcohol are univeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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