Investigators into the fatal boat accident that killed young Marlins star P Jose Fernandez last September have determined that he was piloting the speeding vessel when it crashed into a jetty in Miami, FL harbor. He was also above the legal limit for alcohol and had trace amounts of cocaine in his system at the time of his death.

On March 16, 2017 — Investigators into the fatal boat accident that killed young Marlins star P Jose Fernandez last September have determined that he was piloting the speeding vessel when it crashed into a jetty in Miami, FL harbor. He was also above the legal limit for alcohol and had trace amounts of cocaine in his system at the time of his death.

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