Driver Charged In Lake Of The Ozarks Powerboat Crash That Injured Eight

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — The driver of a powerboat that crashed into a home on Lake of the Ozarks on July 22 has been charged with seven felonies.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Adam Ramirez, of Huntington Beach, Cali., was driving a 2014 NorTech powerboat at around 11:55 p.m. on July 22, when the boat struck the shoreline at the peninsula.

Ramirez has been charged with two counts of Boating While Intoxicated - Serious Injury (Class D Felony) and five counts of Boating While Intoxicated - Injury (Class E Felony).

Camden County Prosecutor Richelle Grosvenor told Lake Expo more charges could be coming. 

The Patrol reported the following injuries from the crash:

Karlie Jones - 21 - Oak Hills, Cali. - Serious Injuries

Roxy Soukup - 23 - Glen Ellyn, Ill. - Moderate Injuries

Kyle Iltchi - 26 - Phelan, Cali. - Serious Injuries

Alex Pratt - 28 - Niles, Mich. - Serious Injuries

Adam Ramirez - 47 - Huntington Beach, Cali. - Serious Injuries

Cathy Ramirez - 48 - Huntington Beach, Cali. - Moderate Injuries

Amy Hillyer - 50 - Louisville, Miss. - Serious Injuries

Matthew Hillyer - 51 - Louisville, Miss. - Serious Injuries

According to the Patrol's report, no one aboard was wearing a life jacket.

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