PUNTA GORDA, Fla. A 46-year-old man was acquitted of BUI manslaughter Thursday after a jury conceded to the lesser charge of boating under the influence, a defense attorney said.
Bruce Vilardi was arrested after his rental boat collided with a jet ski carrying Ohio resident Lee Hollis, who died in the December 2013 crash.
A judge sentenced Vilardi to nine months in county jail on the BUI charge.