Operating a Watercraft under the influence of Alcohol can have the same results as operating a motor vehicle under the same conditions.
Ricky McGuire, 55, of Wonder Lake, was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for that offence, according to a report from McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi. McGuire faced a possible sentence of probation or three to fourteen years in prison and was found guilty on September 17 following a five-day trial. The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before finding the defendant guilty.
Trial testimony revealed that the defendant had a blood alcohol level of .179 when his boat collided with another watercraft on Wonder Lake in the early morning hours of July 6, 2008. As a result of that collision, 21 year old Nicole Jurgens was killed.
The case was investigated by Officer Rich Reidel of the Illinois Conservation Police and prosecution was handled by McHenry County Assistant State's Attorneys Michael Combs and Patrick Kenneally.
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