Jannus Live owner follows after the crash of Clearwater Ferry 1 dead, 10 is injured

Clearwater, Fla. – – Days after the fatal crash of Clearwater Ferry, Jannus Live owner Jefry Knight resigns from his position with the popular concert location in St. Petersburg.

Knight was the operator of the leisure boat, which fell into Clearwater Ferry on Sunday evening in Clearwater Ferry near the Memorial Causeway Bridge. Palm Harbor's father of two children, Jose Castro, was injured and 10 others.

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Jannus lives from Jefry Knight, who steps down

What you say:

Jannus Live published the following explanation on Instagram on Wednesday afternoon:

“Immediately effective, Jeff Knight steps down from his position at Jannus Live and will no longer belong to the event location.

This decision was paid out of respect for the victims of the recent tragedy of the Clearwater ferry and to ensure that ongoing developments do not affect the work of talented artists, employees and community partners who have long contributed to Jannus Live.

Jannus Live will continue the normal company as part of its existing management team and concentrate again on delivering first-class live entertainment to the St. Petersburg community. “

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Clearwater Ferry Crash

What we know:

Officials said the crash of Clearwater Ferry was near the Memorial Causeway Bridge, which connects the downtown of Clearwater with Clearwater Beach. The crash occurred on Sunday between 8:30 p.m. and 8.40 p.m. when a leisure boat hit the ferry.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that more than 40 people were on board the Clearwater ferry at the time of the crash and were six people on board the 37-foot leisure boat.

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The video published by the Clearwater police showed the moment when the leisure boat rammed into the ferry.

First aiders with FWC, CPD, the Clearwater Fire Department, the Sheriff's office of Pinellas County and the US Coast Guard, everyone reacted to the crash to help the passengers to secure the scene and to switch their investigations into a “mass accident event”.

What we don't know:

While the authorities said that their investigation would take some time, no arrests were made in the crash.

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FWC investigators said they had spoken with a knight after the crash, and he and all passengers on the leisure boat were cooperative with the examination. Knight even carried out a voluntary alcohol test that came back with a reading of zero.

Letter from Ritter's lawyer

The other side:

In a letter to the investigators who received Fox 13 on Tuesday, Knight's lawyer wanted to address what he described as “misinformation” in connection with the incident, in particular that Knight left the crash scene.

In the letter partly reads: “Immediately after the accident, Mr. Knight led a passenger to his ship to call 911, and this passenger stayed on the line for 12 minutes with 911.

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The letter states Knight, “told the captain of the ferry boat that he could transport injured people to the Morton Plant Hospital. This offer was rejected.”

The lawyer said Knight had only left when rescue workers arrived and his boat accepted too much water.

What's next:

The investigators continue to examine the crash of Clearwater Ferry.

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