Authorities Resume Search For Missing Teen Killed In Boat Crash

Posted on June 21, 2012 by John Foy

Authorities are still searching for the 13-year-old boy who was thrown overboard in a boating accident Monday night.

Investigators said a drunk boater slammed into the vessel he was aboard throwing him overboard and killing his brother on impact.  The pontoon boat was carrying a total of 13 people when it was hit and was being driven by the boys’ father, Michael Prince.  Griffin Prince is now presumed dead.

Griffin’s 9-year-old brother, Jake Prince, would have entered 4th grade and Griffin would have entered 8th grade this fall.

The driver of the fishing boat, Paul Bennett, fled the scene.  He was arrested several hours later at a nearby marina and charged with boating under the influence.

The search for the boy’s body continues as divers and side-scan sonar technology span a 100-mile area scouring through the murky waters.

My heart goes out to the family.  Boating accidents can be a tragedy, especially when children are involved.  If you have been the victim of a boating accident, please contact our experienced attorneys today at John Foy & Associates.  Our personal injury attorneys understand how devastating a boating accident can be and will work hard to get you the compensation you deserve for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and legal damages. Call us today at 1-800-929-1972 and let us begin representing you.

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Google Plus Profile+. Attorney John M. Foy is the founding partner of the law firm Foy & Associates, P.C. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1993 for the State of Georgia. He was also admitted to the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia in that same year. He is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a graduate of Marquette University High School. He received a B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, and his law degree from the Ohio Northern University School of Law, in Ada, Ohio. Mr. Foy has devoted his entire career to the area of auto accident attorney atlanta and insurance law. He devotes 100% of his practice to representing victims who have been injured by others negligence. He has conducted numerous jury trials throughout Georgia. John Foy is a car accident lawyer and focuses on car acident attorney atlanta cases. He has focused on wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases, as well as cases involving punitive damages. He has handled a substantial number of premises liability cases as well. He has also been very involved with mass tort litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American Association of Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, as well as the Atlanta Bar Association.
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