The crash was Aug. 29 on Lake of the Ozarks.
CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The pilot of the boat that collided with a Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Patrol Division boat two weeks ago was charged on Thursday with four counts of second-degree assault with a vessel and one misdemeanor count of not displaying navigation lights on his boat. Brian Pecenka, 55, of Lake Ozark, could get four-year prison sentences on each of the assault charges if he’s convicted. Prosecutors believe Pecenka was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The pilot of the boat that collided with a Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Patrol Division boat two weeks ago was charged on Thursday with four counts of second-degree assault with a vessel and one misdemeanor count of not displaying navigation lights on his boat. Brian Pecenka, 55, of Lake Ozark, could get four-year prison sentences on each of the assault charges if he’s convicted. Prosecutors believe Pecenka was intoxicated at the time of the crash.