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The passengers were transported to a nearby hospital - except for Anthony Cook, who insisted on staying behind to wait for news about Mallory. Connor had a broken jaw, and Morgan's hand was injured, requiring surgery. Paul Murdaugh was uncooperative with medical staff. Several hours after the crash, his [[blood alcohol content]] was .24 - three times the legal limit.<ref name="CBS" /> Paul and Alex claimed that Connor Cook had been driving the boat; however evidence from his injuries proved that he was a passenger, and he was not charged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-22 |title=Alex Murdaugh Orchestrated Cover-Up, Tried to Blame Someone Else for Son's Deadly Boating Crash: Lawsuit |url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/alex-murdaugh-orchestrated-cover-up-tried-to-blame-someone-else-for-sons-deadly-boating-crash-lawsuit/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Law & Crime |language=en}}</ref> |
The passengers were transported to a nearby hospital - except for Anthony Cook, who insisted on staying behind to wait for news about Mallory (investigators and volunteers spent eight days searching for Mallory, according to CBS News. Her body was found about five miles down the river from the scene of the crash). Connor had a broken jaw, and Morgan's hand was injured, requiring surgery. Paul Murdaugh was uncooperative with medical staff. Several hours after the crash, his [[blood alcohol content]] was .24 - three times the legal limit.<ref name="CBS" /> Paul and Alex claimed that Connor Cook had been driving the boat; however evidence from his injuries proved that he was a passenger, and he was not charged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-22 |title=Alex Murdaugh Orchestrated Cover-Up, Tried to Blame Someone Else for Son's Deadly Boating Crash: Lawsuit |url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/alex-murdaugh-orchestrated-cover-up-tried-to-blame-someone-else-for-sons-deadly-boating-crash-lawsuit/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Law & Crime |language=en}}</ref> |
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Paul Murdaugh was charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence and boating under the influence causing death. Paul pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.<ref name="CBS" /> On June 7, 2021, Paul and his mother Maggie were murdered, and the charges against Paul were dropped.<ref name="CBS" /> His father Alex Murdaugh was charged with homicide on July 15, 2022 and is currently [[Trial of Alex Murdaugh|on trial]].<ref name="AutoX7-1">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Murders, fraud, and a hitman plot: Alex Murdaugh's spectacular fall from grace |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-story-murder-trial-b2269235.html |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129210921/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-story-murder-trial-b2269235.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Paul Murdaugh was charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence and boating under the influence causing death. Paul pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.<ref name="CBS" /> On June 7, 2021, Paul and his mother Maggie were murdered, and the charges against Paul were dropped.<ref name="CBS" /> His father Alex Murdaugh was charged with homicide on July 15, 2022 and is currently [[Trial of Alex Murdaugh|on trial]].<ref name="AutoX7-1">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Murders, fraud, and a hitman plot: Alex Murdaugh's spectacular fall from grace |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-story-murder-trial-b2269235.html |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129210921/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alex-murdaugh-story-murder-trial-b2269235.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:02, 3 March 2023
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At approximately 2:20 a.m. on February 24, 2019, Paul Terry Murdaugh[1] crashed his family boat into the Archers Creek Bridge in Beaufort, South Carolina.[2] On board the boat at the time of the accident were Mallory Beach and her boyfriend, Anthony Cook, Anthony's cousin Connor Cook, and his girlfriend Miley Altman as well as Murdaugh's former girlfriend Morgan Doughty.[2] Beach was killed in the accident and Murdaugh was charged in relation to the accident.
Paul was murdered along with his mother in 2021, and his father, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of their murders on March 2, 2023.
Accident
Paul Murdaugh purchased alcohol in the hours before the accident at a convenience store in Ridgeland, South Carolina using his brother's ID.[3] The three couples met at Murdaugh's grandfather's Chechesee River house and boarded a speed boat to travel to an oyster roast.[3] At 1 a.m., during the return trip, they stopped at a dockside bar in Beaufort where Murdaugh and another passenger drank shots.[3] Murdaugh began behaving erratically, and while other passengers asked him to allow someone else to drive the boat, he refused.[3] At 2:20 a.m. the boat hit a piling on the bridge to Parris Island.[3]
Following the accident
The passengers were transported to a nearby hospital - except for Anthony Cook, who insisted on staying behind to wait for news about Mallory (investigators and volunteers spent eight days searching for Mallory, according to CBS News. Her body was found about five miles down the river from the scene of the crash). Connor had a broken jaw, and Morgan's hand was injured, requiring surgery. Paul Murdaugh was uncooperative with medical staff. Several hours after the crash, his blood alcohol content was .24 - three times the legal limit.[2] Paul and Alex claimed that Connor Cook had been driving the boat; however evidence from his injuries proved that he was a passenger, and he was not charged.[4]
Paul Murdaugh was charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence and boating under the influence causing death. Paul pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.[2] On June 7, 2021, Paul and his mother Maggie were murdered, and the charges against Paul were dropped.[2] His father Alex Murdaugh was charged with homicide on July 15, 2022 and is currently on trial.[5]
Lawsuits
Beach's mother Renee Beach filed a lawsuit against several members of the Murdaugh family: Paul, who was driving the boat; Paul's brother Buster, who allegedly lent the under-age Paul his driver's license so that he could obtain alcohol; and Paul's mother Maggie, who allegedly allowed Paul to use the boat while drinking. Alex Murdaugh and the store where the underage teens bought the alcohol were also named in the lawsuit, which was settled in January 2023.[6] Suits were also filed against other Murdaugh family members, the hosts of the oyster roast, the owner of the bar where Murdaugh drank shots after the oyster roast; and the owner of the convenience store that sold Murdaugh alcohol.[3]
References
- ^ "Paul Murdaugh Obituary (1999 - 2021) - Moselle, SC - The State". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e "Mallory Beach death: Inside the boat crash that killed S.C. teen". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Bauerlein, Valerie. "A Convenience-Store Magnate, Teen Drinking and a Fatal Boat Crash: The Legal Case Shaking South Carolina". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Alex Murdaugh Orchestrated Cover-Up, Tried to Blame Someone Else for Son's Deadly Boating Crash: Lawsuit". Law & Crime. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Murders, fraud, and a hitman plot: Alex Murdaugh's spectacular fall from grace". The Independent. January 26, 2023. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Clifford, Ted; Monk, John (25 February 2023). "Mallory Beach family settles lawsuit with Buster Murdaugh in fatal boat crash". The State. Retrieved 26 February 2023.