KEY WEST, Fla. — A 48-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested on Friday to face charges over a boat crash that killed a 28-year-old Hialeah woman in the Florida Keys.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Reinaldo Aquit was operating a 39-foot speed boat when there was a crash on Nov. 7 in Key West and Stephanie Rodriguez died.
“Stephanie was a kind, loving, and playful person whose warmth touched everyone she met. To know her was to love her,” Mia Perez wrote on GoFundMe.
Records show Aquit was arrested at about 3:30 p.m., in Plantation Key, and he faced charges of homicide negligence manslaughter, 5 counts of public order crimes, and 3 counts of health safety.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputies booked Aquit at the jail. His bond was $500,000. The court set his arraignment for July 3.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.
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