MEC&F Expert Engineers : Two men arraigned in connection with June boating accident where a woman lost her arm in Massachusetts

Friday, July 31, 2015

Two men arraigned in connection with June boating accident where a woman lost her arm in Massachusetts


Posted: July 31, 2015

 BOSTON (WHDH) - 

 Two men were in court on Friday, charged in connection with a serious boating accident in Boston in June.

The accident caused one woman to lose her arm.

On Friday, more details were revealed about the plans leading up to that night of partying.

“Mr. Williams claimed to bring enough liquor to kill a horse,” prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said tasks were assigned to the men coming on the boat “Naut Guilty.”

The owner, Benjamin Urbelis, a DUI and criminal defense attorney, along with Alexander Williams, allegedly invited a group, which included women under the legal drinking age, to go out on the water with them.

While anchored in Boston Harbor near Spectacle Island, prosecutors said one of the underage women was out in the water and tried to get back in the boat while the engine was turned on. She was pulled under and eventually resurfaced with serious injuries, including a severed arm.

In court Friday morning, Urbellis was said to have had a Blood Alcohol Content of .15% at the time of the mayday call.

Williams, who was allegedly driving the boat at the time of the accident, is also charged with tampering with evidence.

“When Mr. Williams returned, it appears he deleted the contents of his cell phone,” prosecutors said.