Richard Cruz, a 33-year-old resident of Elizabeth, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a fatal boating accident on the Hudson River.
The accident caused the death of a seven-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman. Along with his prison term, Cruz has been ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution for the funeral expenses of the victims.
Cruz owned the motor vessel named “Stimulus Money,” which he had purchased about three months before the accident....