MIAMI - Loved ones of the victims killed and seriously injured in the 2022 boat crash involving prominent real estate broker George Pino are expressing their disappointment after Pino was found not guilty on all charges Monday.

Pino, 55, was acquitted of manslaughter and vessel homicide.

Prosecutors accused Pino, then 52, of being reckless when he lost control of his 29-foot Robalo boat in the early evening hours of Sept. 4, 2022 and slammed it into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, killing 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. Two other girls were seriously hurt, including then-17-year-old Katerina  Katy  Puig, who was left permanently disabled.

Lucy Fernandez, 17, who was killed in the Sept. 4, 2022 boat crash near Boca Chita Key

 The Puig family is deeply disappointed by today's verdict, and our hearts hurt for the Fernandez family, who continue to live every day with the unimaginable loss of Lucy,  the Puig family said in a statement.  For nearly four years, our family has lived with the consequences of that tragic day. We see Katy's injuries every day. We see the challenges she continues to face, the strength she demonstrates in overcoming them, and the impact this tragedy has had on her life and the lives of those who love her. No verdict can change those realities. 

Fernandez and Puig were among a group of teenage girls who were onboard Pino's boat to celebrate his daughter's 18th birthday.

Prosecutors argued in closing arguments Monday that Pino was reckless and that there was no reason for him to crash his boat.

 He was reckless and negligent,  Assistant State Attorney Laura Adams said.  No one but this defendant decided the speed or path or direction of travel. No one and nothing is responsible for the death of Lucy Fernandez except that man. 

They pointed out that while it was not a BUI case, alcohol was part of the story that afternoon.

 He was going full throttle!  Adams argued.  With all these teens on board that had consumed alcohol. 

Pino's defense team, however, argued the crash was a horrible accident and not the result of negligence.

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