Sobering Recreational Boating Statistics The Coast Guard tally of 4,158 accidents in 2015 resulted in 626 deaths and 2,613 injuries.  This equated to approximately $42 million dollars in property damage.  For a every 100,000 registered recreational vessels there were 5.3 deaths, a 1.9% increase over the previous year’s fatality rate.   Drowning accounted for 76% of the […]

A driver suspected of drunken driving recently received a five year prison sentence after a police officer died in an accident with him, an article of nola.com reported on September 16. According to reports, 58-year-old Dallas Veillon was convicted of negligent homicide in connection with an August 4, 2013 accident that killed officer Jeff Watson. […]