Boater Authorities Believe Hit Teen Says He Had 'No Idea' About Accident
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- A 78-year-old businessman who was allegedly operating the boat that killed a teenage ballerina is speaking out. Carlos Guillermo Alonso’s attorney says he had no idea that an accident had occurred. Alonso’s boat was discovered by investigators after a three-day search docked outside his luxury waterfront home in Coral Gables. Ella Adler was killed while water skiing on Mother's Day weekend. Alonso has not been charged and is said to be cooperating with the investigation.
I believe him. He didn’t try and hide the boat. It was tied outside his house. He cooperated with police. He wasn’t drinking or doing drugs. It’s was just a horrible sad accident.
Would you be equally defensive of him and understanding if it was you or your loved one instead of the teen?
Good thing your not a judge 😉
Judge is going to agree.😉@clarkness77
It comes down to if he was speeding where he shouldn't be
@firelordplayz yes
Sounds like whoever was towing her and left her in the water in a high traffic area was negligent.
We use flags when skier falls!
Yeah, aren't you supposed to be 16 to legally water ski in Cali?
@@burriibizcuits9681 this occurred in Florida, not California.
@@Arithryka ah that makes sense
I haven't seen any reports stating how much time passed between her falling off her wakeboard and her being hit. However, a witness from another boat did state that the yacht, she was wakeboarding from, was urgently blaring its horn as it was circling back to the girl so it was likely less than a minute and it can take only a couple of seconds for a child or pet to get loose, dart into a street and get hit by a car.
14 kids on a boat. An accident waiting to happen.
He’s been cooperating the whole time. He didn’t even attempt to hide his boat. I truly believe that this man had no idea. Such a sad situation all around. Also I use to live in Miami and Biscayne bay can get out of hand sometimes and a lot can be going on all at once. I truly believe this man had no idea
he shouldn't be operating a boat, let alone by himself, even if he didn't know, hes way too old to be doing that. i think he noticed.
If that is true, that he in fact had no idea he k*lled someone, that actually makes it much worse and he is a danger to society operating those vessels. I see old people every day here in FL driving their cars like absolute psychos because they have no idea what's happening around them. Just the other day a very old woman was driving her car in the wrong direction on a one way street toward me and I had to get off the road to avoid us colliding.
@@firelordplayz how much time have you spent operating a boat? You have engine noise, wind noise, and noise from chop hitting the hull. You also have limited visibility over the bow to see who or what is the water between the chop and swells. It's not a stretch at all to believe the boat operator was doing everything by the book and had no idea he hit someone in the water.
Skiing in a high traffic area is not the smartest thing to do. Her safety was in the hands of whoever was towing her. That's who failed her.
Oh please, he knew. Cops were looking for his boat for days giving out exact descriptions yet he never called. He knew a young girl was killed in the same exact area and at the same exact time he was boating yet kept quiet. He always knew. Now he's playing the I'm too old and feeble to be a criminal card.
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Maybe he was out of town those days visiting relatives. Rich people travel a lot
It's not like hitting a pedestrian with your car. You hit someone in the water with a boat that big and you wouldn't even hear it over the sound of the motors. They wouldn't even damage the boat. Her mom won't be able to celebrate Mother's Day ever again because of the terrible reminder it brings.
You should be able to *see* people on the water though and be able to avoid them, so obviously gramps wasn't paying much attention.
@@loveforeignaccents Remember, he’s 78 and has to focus on the Monitor near him on how deep the water is, his speed and the waves.
@@FrankSinatrq Well, if he can't do all that successfully at his age, someone should have revoked his boat keys. Now a young girl has lost her life & her family forever tormented.
@@loveforeignaccents No, look where his windshield is on that boat. So much of the bow obstructs the view of the water right in front of the boat from the driver's position that trying to see a single bobbing head (especially with dark hair) among the waves would be very difficult. My question is where was the boat that was towing her while she was water skiing and why didn't they come back to her immediately when she went in?
@@mrquirky3626 If it is dangerous enough to obscure the view of what is in front of someone while on the water, then boats with windshields like that shouldn't be made... and probably wouldn't be made. He was probably going too fast on the water. I'm sure the boat that was towing her came back right away to try and help her. Just because the information isn't included in a minute thirty clip doesn't mean it didn't happen.
14 kids in a boat equals chaos.. Playing in a high traffic boat channel is never a good idea.. Tragic accident, God bless everyone involved
I believe him. If he knew, that boat wouldn't be docked in plain view. He didn't try to hide anything. Her family seems bitter.
Ever hear of hiding plain sight?
If anyone was skate boarding down the middle of I-40 and got killed everyone would be like "well duh, you shouldn't play in traffic", but go water skiing on a extremely busy water way with no rules, and everyone is appalled it happened. Its very sad, but blaming the driver of the boat if he was not under the influence and was operating the boat legally, is not sane logic. More needs to be done to establish authorized areas for skiers to be. When its the wild west, crazy stuff is going to happen.
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This title made me have a episode
An episode
For real. I thought it was saying the teen didn't know they were hit by a boat.
A boat hitting hard waves is loud, you wouldn’t hear the difference …
Wow. I mean, for 78, I can understand that he never knew he had hit someone.
You clearly know nothing about boating
@@YEEYEE-dy8tkNo offense, but you clearly haven’t even been on a cruise ship to say that. A boat is not a car and when you make contact with somebody at the waterline it isn’t easy to see or hear especially if you’re in 70’s.
You’re right 78 is way too old to drive a boat, now being president on the other hand
@@YEEYEE-dy8tk let’s look at this, I estimate the boat is about 46 - 53 feet long. And the wheel where you control the boat is on the back. That’s about 30 feet away from the bow. Making it impossible to look from that. And he was the only one on that boat at the time. And yes, I do know about boating since my parents own one for our lake house.
Wonder if he was driving fast around people swimming? There's a no wake zone (I own 2 boats)
I bet the ski boat operator didn’t have a flag up either
I feel sorry for the young girl and her family, but I also feel sorry for this old gentleman. What a terrible thing to have to live with.
In General Defense, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO WATER SKI for sure!!
You can tell it was just a plain Accident.
How? The video doesn't show any footage of what happened nor mentions any witnesses' statements. Talk about jumping to conclusions.
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@@pbs36Because it’s a large speed boat on water with waves loud engines hitting someone so small. He didn’t hide the boat, didn’t go into hiding. Why would a elderly millionaire as such purposefully kill someone
Really? Would you say that if it was you who got hit or your loved one?
@@firelordplayz If it was him he’d also be dead so how could he say
99% of people have never even been on a boat let alone know anything about them. Its beyond obvious he didn't realize he hit someone. Nobody would have realized it. Its just an accident. He didnt run.
Yea he was just a old fart shouldn’t have been boating
99% of people never been on a boat lmao?
Most of the world’s population lives by the coast so I would say your statement is 99% false.
I hate when people pull statistics out of their ass just to support their argument💀💀💀 ….but neither the less, I agree, it could very well be an accident. Sad
Blah blah blah 😂😂😂
What a devastating tragedy all around. God, bless all those involved and bring peace to each and every one affected by this.
Poor guy. I’m sure he’s horrified as well as in shock.
Oh please, he knew. Cops were looking for his boat for days giving out exact descriptions yet he never called. He knew a young girl was killed in the same exact area and at the same exact time he was boating yet kept quiet. He always knew. Now he's playing the I'm too old and feeble to be a criminal card.
@@jamslam5641so you were there? Got it
Yeah I believe him. Sometimes it’s just life. Things happen unluckily which is not in ur control.
First I’m so sorry for this family’s loss, it’s truly heartbreaking. I feel this man really may not have known he hit anyone, when you’re in a boat hitting just a swell can feel like you hit something. Because of that your used to that feeling. I pray for all here involved. It was most likely a tragic accident.
but he could have seen her in the water ist like hitting someone with a bike or a car
@@littlebigkicker. It was choppy water and I haven’t heard anything that the girl was holding up the wakeboard to make herself more visible. It would be very easy to miss seeing her under those conditions. The boat that was pulling her and one other girl really isn’t a ski boat. And they should have turned immediately to get her out of the water. But the second girl fell at a different time. It is not a good place to be wakeboarding on a crowded Sunday afternoon. I feel very sorry for all those involved. Very sad indeed.
Oh please, he knew. Cops were looking for his boat for days giving out exact descriptions yet he never called. He knew a young girl was killed in the same exact area and at the same exact time he was boating yet kept quiet. He always knew. Now he's playing the I'm too old and feeble to be a criminal card.
Sad, that place looks too crowded with boats to be swimming in the water. Something like this was bound to happen, I can see how it's possible he didn't know he hit someone.
Agreed!
I grew up on boats and water skiing in FL. A crowded area like that is a no-brainer. We knew even as kids that it would be a big, fat NO from dad. So very sad 😢
Never should have been skiing there,terrible tragedy
Sad for everyone involved. 😢
This breaks my heart!! My condolences to her family and friends! 💔❤️
I believe it. Seems like a tragic accident.
People go to jail for accidents
@@NickBurns-ey6od what does that have to do with anything? It’s still an accident and is not bringing the little girl back.
@@tf8187 he should be in jail
@@NickBurns-ey6od and in my comment did I say that he shouldn’t be?
Accident and he shouldn’t be charged
If it’s a busy day on the water I wouldn’t even take my kids tubing or whatever. That’s like playing in traffic….
Driving a boat is not like driving a car. I’ve been on boats before with one engine and it’s not a smooth ride. It’s bumpy now imagine four engines you won’t even know that you hit someone.
So it's almost as if there needs to be some changes on boat regulations to better ensure the safety of everybody on the water.
@@Golgari213 it’s almost as if those regulations and safety measures already exist, and this was in a high-traffic area where tragic accidents can occur in a split second on a busy day.
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So, punish EVERYONE and the millions who use boats correctly without issues due to something like this? 14 kids on one boat is a disaster waiting to happen.
@@AxelZara damn bro you're so angry lol
I believe him also
I do not believe he knew he hit anyone. The water was crowded and no one should be sling with so many boats there!!! It is a BAY!!
What an unfortunate tragedy, hope everyone can find peace some how in the end
At this point it is a freak accident. The old man had no clue he accidentally hit a 15 year old girl who should have known the dangers of water skiing in a confined space with a bunch of boats. If he knew, don't you guys think he would of tried to avoid the law. Innocent man
Blame the victim much
I knew it wouldn't be long 🙄. Your comment is like saying a person driving that has the right of way, doesn't have to pay attention to the people who DON'T have the right away. Just as you THINK she shouldn't have been water skiing because of "the crowd," can also be said about him for not being more aware & alert because he SEES OTHER PEOPLE WATER SKIING ON THAT "CROWDED" LAKE. Yall act like just because something is an "accident" there shouldn't be any repercussions. And what makes you think he's telling the truth🤔? Oh, I get it. Because he says so, huh?
Operating a boat that big, he did not have visibility. Whatever was in the water he would not have seen it. With a boat that large you need to take proper precautions. He may not have done anything wrong, but he could have done better.
What a stupid logic
someone was going the wrong way.... in a confined body of water, you need to respect the boating rules...if the jet ski cross the path of the boat, and boat was in it's lane then jet ski would be at fault... if the driver of the boat was not in his lane or in lane and speeding, then he would be at fault. if it was out in open water, then totally different situation.
What a headline
Just a sad accident. God bless all of them.
Even though this was just a terrible accident for both parties, Did inside edition really have to point out the fact that he's a millionaire? Its like their trying to use his wealth against him.
Don't forget about his luxury waterfront home in Coral Gables
To be fair inside edition also pointed out that the girls family is also very wealthy with political ties. They mentioned that the girl went to a private school that cost $50,000
Money and wealth just adds to the story. Sad, but true
@@McChicken94 um, I didn't hear them say one thing about the girl's family.
@@colorsafebleach5381 They have it in another clip from one or two days before they released this one. You can check it out on inside editions channel or just RUclips it. It is called "Boat found in connection with death of teen ballerina."
In that clip they talk about her being a dancer and attending a private school that cost $50,000. Funny thing is that in that comment section there were multiple people asking the similar question of why they had to point out how much the school cost.
They also talk about her grandfather being an ambassador and Dr. Jill Biden going to comfort the family.
Should of taken better care of their daughter.
You wouldn't catch me waterskiing with other boats that close by
Death plays a really cruel game
Not every death is the result of malice. I hate how we insist on ruining multiple people's lives over genuine accidents. Manslaughter is a bogus charge and should be abolished.
Malice isn't always relevant. Usually someone's charged with manslaughter if the person is at fault from neglect or carelessness.
That line of thinking is letting drunk drivers get off of killing people because they were intoxicated
@@davidfrey08 yeah, but I've seen people get charged when it was a complete abd unavoidable accident. Our justice system operates on vengeance. When something bad happens, someone always has to pay for it, regardless of whether they deserve the punishment.
@@Ashbrash1998 that isn't true even in the slightest. It's well known that drinking and driving leads to death, it's been documented hundreds of thousands of times. Drinking alcohol is a choice, and everything you do while drunk is your responsibility. It's not the same as someone who, for example, hit a jaywalker because they were crossing the street at night. I've heard of cases where even when the pedestrian was at fault, the driver still goes to jail, because our justice system runs on vengeance. But no, driving drunk is not the same, because you're still making the choice to get drunk.
@@captaincaptain2128 I've also seen people literally murder and not be in jail. Things like that happen in an imperfect justice system. Doesn't mean it's the norm. But I do wholeheartly agree that our justice system relies too much on revenge and not enough on rehabilitation. Even with people who purposefully commit crimes.
So sad
I actually believe he didn’t know
It's funny how this is called a criminal investigation when no crime was committed. If he was under the influence or intoxicated, then there's a criminal case. Accidents do happen unfortunately.
Manslaughter is a criminal investigation. There can be zero criminal intent, and no foul play, but the circumstance of the situation makes it criminal
The purpose of a criminal investigation is first of all to determine whether a crime was committed, but since you’ve got it all figured out…well…
You don't know how the law works 😂
It's an investigation. Do you know what that means? The man hasn't been charged.
Hit and run is a crime.
He killed somebody, like that is a crime and why they do an investigation.
I have never done anything like this so I am wondering how far away could the tow boat be? I cannot believe it was that far. Shouldn't the driver turned around as soon as the girl hit the water to pick her up and been fairly close?
In choppy water a person's head is nearly invisible.
Keep in mind that it is not a forgone conclusion this is even the boat involved...all they have to go on is a "description".
Tragic all around.
Very sad for both of them; the old man was at the wrong place and the wrong time.
As a boater..... I own a 15' 27' and an 82' in that bay, you're looking for traffic! Not who's in the water! I feel horrible for both parties involved! If I was at the helm.... and I did something like this I would be horrified! What none boaters don't understand. You hear and have sound constantly on the haul. It's not like running a car
The driver of the lost girl should have been watching her
I don’t understand
@@michaelashley2855: The meaning: usually people waterski in safer areas, not near boat traffic. Usually they ski with smaller, faster boats to turn quickly to go get and keep safe anyone who fell into the water. Also, not a great idea to have two people falling into the water and a distance apart. Everything about the waterskiing was badly planned and unsafe.
He was. Unfortunately, this report misses the fact that the yacht was towing TWO girls who fell one after the other and the yacht was picking up the other girl when Ella was hit.
Accidents happen. I agree he might not have seen her!!
It’s not a criminal Investigation if it was an accident 🙄
If you kill someone should it really matter if you knew it?
Absolutely
Towboat captain is to blame.
?????
Nobody is above the law...
Don’t you guys proof read before posting. Your title almost gave me anxiety
You didn't even proofread your own comment.
man...just sad all around...on the girl that died and the old man :/
this is what ive believed since they found his boat. if he was at high speeds she was likely in open water away from a boat. while treading water, its already relatively difficult for people to see you depending on wind and water conditions, then on top of that his old age paired with loud motors and the boat going up and down while moving, he likely had no clue this took place. unfortunate circumstances for the girl and i hope her family finds peace.
How do you know he wasn’t drinking on that day, he wasn’t caught till days later?? Sorry, the guy could hardly walk, he should not been operating a boat. Could he be taking the fall for someone else??
I am without holding Judgment for now as I don't have the facts. My Condolences to the family. No amount of words of money will bring back their little girl.
It sounds like who ever was pulling her behind the boat is at fault for leaving her in the busy water
So sad.
There had to be a witness, or perhaps a couple of witnesses who observed the incident - the authorities seemed to know in advance which boat to look for afterwards. I would have researched this prior to posting the clip
Those were very mature comments from the family.
I'm sure the police and their lawyer instructed them to give that statement
Deport
Tragic but how is he supposed to be able to see her in the water? He had no bad intentions and likely had no idea he struck her. Family must be happy he is a millionaire. They will now make this all about HIM; hit and run, etc. Whoever was towing her did not follow safety protocols doing so in a high traffic area. R.I.P.
He's supposed to know where he's boating and be aware of other users of the water!
RIP 😢
So sorry it had to happen on mother’s day weekend . Sadly these type of things do happen especially when your out on open water 💦
Consequences of NO situational awareness under piloting.
How do you not see a person with skies and a life vest on? I’ve boated my whole life and if you don’t notice a whole person then your negligent.
They hit manatees and have no idea
It’s hard to spot anything in the water
How long was she in the water? It doesn’t take that long to turn around to pick up your skier if you’re paying attention.
who tows behind a 42 footer??????? it takes forever to turn around
What many reports miss is that the boat was actually towing TWO girls and both fell at different times. The other girl, who was closer to the yacht, was being picked up when Ella was hit. According to witnesses the yacht was urgently sounding its horn at the time..
Sad
Not trying to downplay the tragedy that happened here, but who ever came up with the wording in the title of this video…
Why does the title make perfect sense but also give me a headache
What a sad situation! I don’t think knowingly he has harmed an innocent young girl without even knowing her! I t just seems to a terrible accident.Feels very sad for the heartbroken family.May GOD Almighty bless them peace into their hearts
My heart breaks for that privileged family,, truly a sad loss, we don't have enough privileged people walking around already...
Money keep everyone on the hush
I don't think the man is going to be charged. It's not the guy had any ill intent to hit that girl nor was he was under the influence of drugs/alcohol (as far as we know.) Worst case scenario is that he just his boating license revoked or gets a slap on the wrist. And given how crooked the justice system can be, the latter is the most likely outcome.
"He had no idea that his boat had ridden over the boy until much later."
- Gee, maybe that was the problem.
Inside edition is so incompetent when it comes to giving their videos titles
Maybe he didn’t know, or see her. If that’s the case, I feel sorry for him. To learn you had accidentally been responsible for another’s death would be horrible, traumatic!
Sometimes accidents really do happen!
Give him eye test 😂 Just because he was not drinking doesn’t mean he can see 😂
Sad to say he will give the family a couple million and we won't hear anything else about this story.. 😢
She makes it sound like she was there. 🤨
well shes his attorney after all, so obviously she would make strong points like such.
@FwMetro.248 I wasn't there either. So I can make strong points too.
Looking at his limited mobility and docile movements, he wasn't aware of the accident.
Then he shouldn't have been driving the boat
Should hire the lawyer that bailed out Kevin O'Leary and his wife 🤷♂️
Even if he knew he hit the girl, his lawyer would recommend him to deny until the end.
Accident or not, the family is grieving their loss. What if it was your daughter, your sister, your cousin? Wouldn't you want to know why, what, who, and how it happened? This is all around sad. Let the truth be told.
All alone part is hard to believe.
I doubt he will suffer criminal charges but he will likely face a serious civil law suit.
They need to give him a five day alcohol test to see if he was drinking
damn poor girl
It's the kid's fault
We will never know the truth unfortunately
Well this one's for the family. Don't ever have complete confidence in law enforcement. That's a rich people thing I know you're rich. But it doesn't matter Don't trust them.
Did they have a flag? Why wont anyone ask that simple question?
As soon as I heard this story a few days ago, I had a feeling the person didn't know they'd hit anyone. I mean, look at the size of that boat and how many motors it has! I believe him. I heard Ella had slipped off her boat and fallen into the water before she was hit. I'm not sure she was in the act of water skiing (or in the water with skis on) in that moment?
What does that title mean?
He's too old to be driving a powerful boat like that.
This appears insensitive but unfortunately accidents do happen. I feel for the girls family. Their loss and grief.