Posted: 08/24/2010
GARRETT COUNTY, Md. – Maryland Natural Resources Police have charged William Stewart Bender, 48, of Frostburg with negligent operation of a vessel, failure to keep proper lookout to avoid collision and speed too great for conditions.
Bender faces these charges after he was involved in a boating accident that occurred on August 21st. At 8:00 a.m. officers were notified by Caryn Gill of Beckman’s Peninsula Road that a boat had struck her dock during the night and that there was damage to her dock and the boat that was moored there.
Gill told officers that the striking vessel was sunk at her dock.
Natural Resources Police determined the striking vessel was operated by Bender, and an investigation revealed a 2007 22-foot Correctcraft pontoon boat, was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a dock owned by David Klueter.
