Alcohol Blamed for Maryland Boat Accident that Injured 4
Maryland Natural Resources police believe alcohol was a factor in a boating accident on Kent Island that injured four people, one of them critically.
Police say Jeff Souder of Chester was piloting a boat that ran aground Saturday night off Cox Creek.
Souder was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition. A male passenger was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and two women were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say Souder was having engine trouble and the global positioning system on his 30-foot boat was not operating properly. Police believe he had been drinking.
Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Today
- PE Founder Constantino Ran Firm in ‘Drunken Haze,’ Ex-COO Says in Lawsuit
- Merck to Settle Bulk of Gardasil Suits for About $50 Million
- Revlon Fails to Ensure Some Products Are Safe, FDA Warns
- Report: Extreme Weather to Drive $20 Trillion in Spending
Popular This Month
- Ex-Shield AI Worker Sues Over ‘Profane, Egregious’ Acts by Senior Official
- Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference
- ‘Big Tobacco’ Moment for Cannabis: What Insurers Need to Know About Murray v. Cresco
- Why Toyota RAV4s Are Suddenly the Most Coveted Used Cars in America