Large Map
  • Also on WPRI.com
Cranston residents take crime actionCranston residents take crime action

Cranston residents are taking action as they held their first …

More Operation Deception arrests likelyMore Operation Deception arrests likely

A Rhode Island state police official says more arrests are …

Woonsocket money woesWoonsocket money woes

 Mayor of Woonsocket is expecting to take drastic steps to get …

Online Nightly Newscast 3/11Online Nightly Newscast 3/11

Pawtucket police have arrested two people in connection to a …

Dad of accused drug dealer speaks-outDad of accused drug dealer speaks-out

The father of an "Operation Deception" defendant is speaking …

Advertisement

Skipper won't serve time for boat crash

Updated: Friday, 06 Nov 2009, 7:21 PM EST
Published : Friday, 06 Nov 2009, 7:06 PM EST

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) - A skipper who killed another boater on Buzzards Bay will not serve any time in jail.

Fred Bevins pleaded guilty to negligent operation of a vessel in New Bedford District Court, Thursday.

He was given a 1 year suspended sentence and 10 years probation.

Prosecutors say Bevins was at the helm of a power boat that hit a sailboat last July, killing David Walsh of Dartmouth.

Bevins has said he was resetting his GPS just before the crash.

But investigators determined that Walsh's boat had the right of way under international navigation rules.

Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your post. Keep it civil, folks!

Advertisement
  • Suggested Stories
Advertisement