A Mystery on Barnegat Bay: Bayville Man Goes On Trial Next Week For Fatal Canoe Accident
Trevor Murphy, 18, pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of a boating accident and failure to report a fatal boat accident
There are only two people who knew what happened when their canoe overturned in the darkness on Barnegat Bay in the early morning hours of June 10. One of them, Ryan Worrall, is dead. The other, Trevor Murphy, will go on trial Dec. 14 in Berkeley Township Municipal Court to defend himself against charges filed by the New Jersey State Police shortly after the the accident. Murphy was charged with reckless operation of a vessel and failure to report a fatal boat accident. He pleaded not guilty to the charges on Sept. 28, when he was arraigned before Municipal Court Judge John J. Sheehy. Murphy and Worrall took a canoe out into Barnegat Bay in the early morning hours of June 10, after attending a post-high school graduation party. The two …
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clamdigger
6:35 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Well the boy pled guilty to not reporting a boating accident. More info in today's AP Press where in that artice they try and compare this to Ted kennedy's '69 incident @ Chappaquiddick. It's also presumed he tried to cover up and tamper w/ evidence but don't go into details. Also the autopsy indicated there was a struggle but did not elaborate. as I said previously I feel bad for everyone … more ›