Speed boat operator arrested over crash killing woman in Florida Keys

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Reinaldo Aquit, right, was operating a 39-foot speed boat when Stephanie Rodriguez, left, died last year in Key West. (M-CSO, Courtesy photo)

KEY WEST, Fla. – A 48-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested on Friday to face charges over a boat crash that killed a 28-year-old Hialeah woman in the Florida Keys.

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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Reinaldo Aquit was operating a 39-foot speed boat when there was a crash on Nov. 7 in Key West and Stephanie Rodriguez died.

ā€œStephanie was a kind, loving, and playful person whose warmth touched everyone she met. To know her was to love her,ā€ Mia Perez wrote on GoFundMe.

Records show Aquit was arrested at about 3:30 p.m., in Plantation Key, and he faced charges of homicide negligence manslaughter, 5 counts of public order crimes, and 3 counts of health safety.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputies booked Aquit at the jail. His bond was $500,000. The court set his arraignment for July 3.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.


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