A boat carrying a group of stargazers on a central Ontario lake had its lights on when it was struck by another boat captained by Linda O'Leary nearly two years ago, court heard Tuesday from a witness who was also charged in the crash.
Richard Ruh told an Ontario court the boat he was aboard had its navigation lights - a white overhead light and two green and red lights on the bow - on at the time of the late-night crash that killed two people.Whether the boat, a 16-seat Nautique, had its lights on has been a point of contention in the case.
Ruh, a family doctor who lives in Buffalo, N.Y., but rents a cottage near the lake, said the craft had been still for some time and had its engine off when he saw lights from an oncoming boat. O'Leary, who is the wife of celebrity businessman and politician Kevin O'Leary, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of careless operation of a vessel under the Canada Shipping Act.
Tearing up at moments, Ruh described seeing Poltash with a “deadly skull fracture” and Brito with blood on her lips. Both had been at the front of the boat, court has heard.
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