\u0027Honestly, I thought she was a teenager that hit our boat. We did have words. I think a gentleman spoke one sentence, but she was doing the majority of the…
Edwards passed control over to Ruh, saying he would “feel more comfortable” with Ruh, a more experienced boater, at the helm, Hibbard testified.“There were lights on the boat,” she said, but couldn’t say what lights were visible from the exterior. “There was lighting so you could see everyone very plainly on the boat,” and there was a light “on top of the boat somewhere,” she said.“We were just kind of floating. We were just stargazing.
She was unsure of what all was said because by then she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher when she called for help. Susan Auricchio, from Hamburg, N.Y., another passenger on the Ruh boat that night also testified Wednesday.“Did they remain on the entire time,” federal prosecutor Samir Adam asked her.Article contentShe said their boat was sitting idly in the lake when she spotted an approaching boat. She said she remembers saying, “That boat is going to hit us.”She said she heard an exchange between people on her boat with the people in the boat that hit them.
“Yes, at that point,” she agreed, “the lights appear to be turned off.” Greenspan asked if the video shows that her recollection was wrong. She agreed it seemed to be.The trial is before Justice Richard Humphrey in person in Parry Sound, Ont., but with remote video access.
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