Hit-and-Run Boat Crash Leaves CEO Dead and Son Injured, Pleading for Help

YOU NEED TO KNOW

• On March 25, a CEO died when two boats collided in South Florida.

• According to the information obtained, his 14-year-old son was injured in the hit-and-run incident.

• Search efforts for the other ship continue

A CEO died and his 14-year-old son was injured when his boat was hit by another ship that fled the scene in South Florida.

At approximately 8:11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, first responders were dispatched to Biscayne Bay to a small vessel involved in a hit-and-run, NBC reported. WTVJ, WPLG And CBS affiliate WFOR reported.

Father and son were in a seven-foot boat on the Meloy Canal near Indian Creek and Biscayne Pointe when another boat hit them and they were thrown into the water. The two injured people were rescued by rescue teams and transferred to a nearby hospital.

According to reports, Davide Veglia, the 55-year-old founder of ABTS Congress Services, died due to his injuries. As of Thursday, March 26, her 14-year-old son remained in the hospital with a broken arm, WTVJ reported.

That evening, two young people doing landscaping nearby heard the accident. They called 911 after hearing the child’s scream for help, according to the report.

” ‘Help, help, help!’ “He said it three times and the third time he was silent,” Samuel Londoño told WTVJ. “And right after that, silence fell. We couldn’t hear anything else, and right after that came a super fast boat.”

The other boat that left the scene was described by authorities as a dark blue boat with black bottom paint. According to reports, the ship is approximately 20 to 30 feet long and potentially has four outboard engines. He was last seen heading north through the Meloy Channel in the bay between 19:45 and 20:15 on Wednesday evening.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Veglia is remembered by his loved ones after the fatal accident.

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Joao Moraes said: “I can’t stand that God took this man so young” WTVJ On the death of his friend, “I lost my best friend.”

Anyone with information about the crash or the video footage is asked to call the Wildlife Alert Line at 888-404-3922.

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