Craig Butz, 52, killed and child injured in boating collision in Clearwater, Florida
Modified Date:
Mon, 03/19/2018 - 1:14pmAccident Date:
Saturday, September 23, 2017Man, 4-year-old girl seriously injured in Clearwater boating accident
The Clearwater Fire Department said their personal watercraft collided with a boat.
Man killed, 4-year-old injured in Clearwater jet ski crash
A 52-year-old man was killed and a 4-year-old girl was seriously injured in a boating crash near Clearwater Beach on Saturday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
Boat crash claims life of Altamonte Springs man
Craig Butz, 52, was piloting the jet ski, when it collided with a boat. Butz was taken to Morton Plant Hospital, but did not survive.
Charter school principal, former NHL draft pick killed in Clearwater jet-ski accident, FWC says
The principal of a Tampa charter school, who was once drafted into the National Hockey League[1], was killed Saturday when his personal watercraft collided with a boat near Clearwater Beach, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators said.
Hillsborough County school mourning principal killed in Clearwater jet ski crash
Faculty members at Pepin Academy, a Hillsborough County charter school for students with learning disabilities, are getting grief counseling today after a fatal boat accident in Clearwater that killed Pepin Principal Craig Butz on Saturday.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators said the crash was caused by Butz through "operator inexperience and inattention," according to a Jan. 16 accident report.
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Type: Boat Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Craig Butz
City:
Clearwater, FLCounty:
Pinellas County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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