MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Marlins pitching ace Jose Fernandez bought his mother a big, gated home off Bird Road in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The home is now in foreclosure. Fernandez’ child (by a girlfriend) is receiving no benefits from anyone. Fernandez’ estate has been in limbo since a September 2016 boating accident that killed Fernandez and two friends.
An attorney for the late rising star’s estate blames a flawed investigation into the boating accident, that he says has destroyed Fernandez’ family and ruined his legacy.
Investigators for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) concluded Fernandez was drunk, high on cocaine and racing along at 65 miles per hour when he crashed his 32 foot speed boat into the rocks at the mouth of Miami’s Government Cut inlet, killing himself and two friends, Emilio Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25.