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Footage shows Florida boater suspected in fatal hit-and-run of teen ballerina Ella Adler calmly dock vessel after crash: report
By Richard Pollina,
14 days ago
The Florida boater suspected of killing a 15-year-old girl last weekend appeared calm and collected as he docked his boat after the deadly crash, footage released Friday showed.
Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, was seen leaving his Coral Gables home on May 11 on his 42-foot Boston Whaler a little after 3 p.m., according to video obtained by NBC6 .
The boat fled after hitting the teen as a witness told the outlet the captain at its helm seemed unaware they had fatally struck the teen.
The video then shows Alonso returning to his dock, tying up his boat, and proceeding as if he had “no clue that he may have hit someone” at around 4:30 p.m.
“As the video shows, Bill was alone. He was not drinking. And he had no clue that he may have hit someone – he parked the boat at his home, he was calm, he didn’t clean the boat, and he did not try to hide anything,” His lawyer, Lauren Krasnoff, said in a statement after releasing the video. “Bill will continue to cooperate with law enforcement in every possible way,”
Alonso’s attorney hopes the video will lay to rest any “awful and unfounded rumors” that her “devastated” client was aware he had hit the teen and attempted to cover up the tragic incident.
“This was an unthinkable tragedy and our hearts break for Ella and her family,” Krasnoff said.
Earlier this week, Krasnoff said Alonso, a Cuba native who arrived in the US under Operation Peter Pan (which ran from 1960 to 1962), has no criminal record and does not drink , nor was he drinking the day Adler was hit.
Adler had been wakeboarding with friends celebrating a birthday when she was allegedly hit by Alonso’s boat.
The Miami Beach high schooler suffered fatal injuries and was left floating with “a lot of blood” pooling in the water around her, according to first responders .
She was retrieved by the boat she had been wakeboarding, and her friends on board called for help, but she could not be saved.
Alonso has been cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation, officials said.
His boat has been seized and taken to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facility for investigators to examine for evidence.
No charges have been filed against the senior as the investigation is ongoing.
Ella’s family and the community have been left heartbroken by the loss of the young dancer who had more than 100 performances with Miami City Ballet.
A funeral service was held Monday for Ella at the Temple Beth Shalom synagogue, where friends and family spoke about the Ransom Everglades School student’s talent and radiant personality.
“You were taken from us way too soon, and the world has been robbed of all the things you could have achieved. But you will always be here with us, and your friends and family will carry your energy and spirit forever,” a letter written by her father, Matthew Adle, was read by her aunt at the teen’s funeral.
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