A reportedly drunk boater in Illinois has been accused of decapitating a woman after he crashed into her boat while going 80 miles per hour over the weekend, can report.
Richard Stevenson has a history of DUI charges and speeding tickets, and has been described as a "ticking time bomb" by local officials.
Richard Stevenson Allegedly Lost Control While Speeding in His Boat
The 45-year-old was allegedly drunk when he crashed into the other woman's boat.
Stevenson has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after investigators said the triple-engine pontoon boat he was operating collided with another boat on Saturday afternoon — killing one woman and injuring another.
According to the McHenry County State Attorney’s criminal complaint, the 45-year-old had his boat at full throttle, even though he was in a posted no-wake zone. After losing control, he allegedly smashed his pontoon boat into another boat along the west bank of the Fox River.
A 48-year-old woman sitting in the passenger's seat of the other boat was killed instantly, prosecutors said. Her name has not been released
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