Authorities say the boat operator and another man he was with claimed a navigational error led to the 43-foot boat being run aground
A Cape Cod man has been charged with operating a boat under the influence of liquor after the 43-foot vessel he was operating ran aground on a Martha's Vineyard beach, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Riley Blizard , 32, was also charged with negligent operation of a boat, authorities announced Wednesday.State police said that at about 9:40 p.m.
State police said that when the trooper asked the men what happened, they said they made a navigational error.The trooper said that when he was speaking to the operator of the boat at the time of the crash, who was identified as Blizard, he immediately recognized signs of impairment, according to state police.Authorities said the trooper escorted Blizard and his passenger to Chappaquiddick Road to administer standardized field sobriety tests to Blizard.
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