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Lisle man Richard Stevenson charged in fatal Fox River boat crash allegedly had BAC nearly 3 times legal limit
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Key Points:
- Richard Stevenson, 45, from Lisle, Illinois, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI after a deadly boat crash on the Fox River, where his blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit at 0.236.
- Stevenson was operating a triple-engine pontoon boat at full throttle in a no-wake zone when he lost control, colliding with another boat and causing the death of a woman and injuring another passenger.
- Videos obtained show the pontoon boat traveling at an estimated 70 mph before the crash, raising concerns about the necessity and safety of such powerful triple-engine setups on pontoons.
- Stevenson remained at the scene and was hospitalized; he is scheduled for a detention hearing to determine if he will be held in custody as the investigation continues.
- The identity of the deceased woman has not been released, and authorities are awaiting updates on the condition of the injured passenger.
