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9-year-old recovering after family’s raft was hit by a boat

from KMOV-TV

9-year-old recovering after family’s raft was hit by a boat KMOV-TV The Missouri Highway Patrol is urging boaters and floaters to remain cautious and vigilant following a dangerous accident that left four boys injured after a boat hit their canoe. Missouri Highway Patrol charged the boat driver, 25-year-old Codey McNamee Williams with boating while intoxicated. Corporal Juston Wheetley said he was traveling at an excessive rate of speed and was not steering the boat at the time of the crash. Sarah Dull said she and her husband were excited for their first family float trip. Her family of five was floating in a raft together near Sullivan, Missouri when authorities say a boat hit them head on. “We heard just a small little fishing boat but he was going so fast and I thought for sure he was going to turn but he didn’t.” READ MORE

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