George Pino

Real estate mogul George Pino is charged with felony vessel homicide in a 2022 boating crash that killed a 17-year-old girl and seriously injured two others. The charges stem from a boating incident that led to the death of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez near Boca Chita Key. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say Pino was behind the wheel of a 29-foot boat the evening of September 4, 2022, when he lost control and slammed it into a channel marker. Pino initially faced three second-degree misdemeanor charges, but after gathering additional witness testimony, prosecutors elevated the charge to homicide.