A speedboat driver has been acquitted of manslaughter after the death of 15-year-old Emily Lewis following a crash on Southampton Water in 2020.
But Michael Lawrence, 55, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court of failing to maintain a proper lookout and failing to maintain a safe speed relating to the teenager’s death.
Emily suffered fatal injuries after the rigid inflatable boat (rib) collided with a 4.5m high buoy at 36.6 knots in Southampton Water on 22 August 2020.
A number of other passengers were also seriously injured.
