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NJ grandfather intoxicated when boat crash killed grandkids

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The charges allege he was “impaired by alcohol.”

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  1. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Grandfather was intoxicated when N.J. boat crash killed grandkids, charges show (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    Siblings Mya Bella Golabek and Sigmund Paul Golabek died on July 19. They lived in Lacey.

  2. New York Post

    Grandfather in fatal Jersey Shore boat crash that killed his two grandkids was ‘impaired by alcohol,’ charged with homicide (opens New York Post)

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    The grandfather who crashed his boat, killing his two young grandchildren, at the Jersey Shore last month was allegedly drunk at the time, according to a report. Stephen Schneider, 64, was arrested Friday for allegedly piloting his 30-foot Tidewater 280 while plowed in Barnegat Bay, slamming into a …

  3. ABC 7 New York

    Grandfather charged in boat crash that killed two young children in Barnegat Bay (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Prosecutors say 64-year-old Stephen Schneider was drunk last month when he struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay.

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Grandfather charged in boating crash that killed 2 children in Barnegat Bay (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    A 64-year-old grandfather is facing charges after a boating accident in New Jersey that killed two young children, according to prosecutors.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Man charged after 2 children killed in Jersey Shore boat crash, police say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A man was charged on Friday in connection to a boat crash at the Jersey Shore that killed two children , police said. Stephen Schneider, 64, of Bayville, is facing two counts of reckless vessel homicide/death by vessel, as well as driving a vessel under the influence and reckless operation of a vess…

  6. The Oregonian

    NJ grandfather intoxicated when boat crash killed grandkids (opens The Oregonian)

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    The charges allege he was “impaired by alcohol.”

  7. Shore News Network

    Grandfather Charged in Fatal Barnegat Bay Boat Crash That Killed Two Grandchildren (opens Shore News Network)

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    A New Jersey grandfather has been jailed without bail after prosecutors charged him with two counts of vehicular homicide, alleging he was intoxicated when his boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay, killing his two grandchildren.

  8. NBC News

    Man charged with operating boat under the influence in crash that killed 2 kids (opens NBC News)

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    A New Jersey man surrendered to authorities Friday on charges that he was operating a boat under the influence in July when two children, ages 7 and 9 years, were thrown into the water and died, police said.

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