According to a report from the The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was at the helm of his speeding boat that crashed into a jetty off the coast of Miami Beach last September, killing the 24-year-old All-Star and his two friends, Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias.
Via ESPN.
According to public records obtained by ESPN on Thursday, the FWC’s final report confirmed alcohol and drugs were involved. It also concluded that Fernandez violated multiple boating laws, including Boating Under the Influence Manslaughter, Vessel Homicide and Reckless or Careless Operation of a Vessel.
Fernandez’s blood alcohol level was .147 and there was “noted presence of cocaine,” according to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s toxicology report.
The speed of the 32-foot vessel during the impact of the crash on the north side of a jetty was 65.7 miles per hour. Fernandez, Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias died at the scene due to blunt force impact and drowning.
The report also included a text message exchange that night between Rivero and Maria Arias, Fernandez’s girlfriend. She told Rivero the pair had been arguing and asked him to take care of Fernandez. “He’s been drinking and is not in the best state of mind.”
Just tragic.