Ferry Captain Won't be Prosecuted

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Cindy Rodriguez
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

The captain of the Staten Island Ferry boat that crashed last October will escape criminal prosecution. The U.S. attorney's office plans to dismiss charges that he lied about where he was during the accident. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.
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