David Duda killed, Marcella Hewett injured when their boat crashes into bridge.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:15am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Dania Beach Boating Accident Leaves 1 Dead: FWC.

One man died and a woman was injured after a boat crashed into a Dania Beach bridge piling Friday, authorities said.

One man died and a woman was injured after a boat crashed into a Dania Beach bridge piling Friday, authorities said.

Officials identified the victims as 50-year-old Marcella Hewett and 58-year-old David Duda on Saturday.

An 18-foot-long Mariah model boat struck a piling on the Old Griffin Road bridge, with Duda dying as a result of the collision, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman said.

Early indications suggested that the boat was speeding, in a no speeding zone, when it hit the bridge, and that Hewett was at the helm. But it was unclear what happened next.

People Involved: 
David Duda
Marcella Hewett

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