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Jose Fernandez Was Piloting Boat at Time of Fatal Crash, Per Investigators

Related Topics: José Fernández (pitcher)

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A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigation into the fatal boat crash involving Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez and two friends concluded the MLB starting pitcher was piloting the boat at the time of the accident.

Mike Clary of the Sun Sentinel passed along the commission's findings Thursday after a six-month probe into the September incident.

"Fernandez operated the [vessel] with his normal faculties impaired, in a reckless manner, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as the rock jetties and channel markers," the report noted.