The recreational boat stayed in the accident area for a short time; officers encountered it about 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) away. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

the authorities said. The driver of the boat that hit the Clearwater Ferry, which was carrying 45 people, left the scene shortly after the crash, officials said on Monday during a news conference.

At least one person was killed and several others injured in a “mass casualty incident” when a private boat plowed into a ferry in Florida before fleeing the scene, authorities said.

Authorities said the Clearwater Ferry was hit by another boat, which fled the scene of the crash. The other boat, a private recreational vessel, was later found about three miles away from the ...

A recreational boat crashed into a ferry transporting ... Credit: AP/Douglas R. Clifford The family was not injured in the crash. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a social media post that on-scene ...