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The wife of Shark Aquarium Star Kevin O 'Leary could face jail time for his role in an accident that killed two sailors last month in Ontario, Canada. According to authorities, after a "thorough investigation" into the August 24 incident, Linda O 'Leary, 56, was charged with careless driving of a ship, reported the CBC. The charge is punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of one million Canadian dollars, or about 750,000 US dollars. Florida man Gary Poltash, age 64, and Susanne Brito, 48, living in Ontario, were killed in the collision between the boat that Linda O. Leary was driving and another ship on the Lake Joseph, about 130 miles north of Toronto. Linda O'Leary suffered a leg injury that required surgery.
The driver of the other boat, Richard Ruh, a 57-year-old New Yorker, was accused of failing to show a navigation light en route. Linda O'Leary's lawyer, Brian Greenspan, told CNN that the other ship was operating without navigation lights around 11:30 pm, a dark, moonless night. "We are of the opinion that Mrs. O. Leary, a careful and experienced sailor, came into contact with a boat that we simply could not see," he said. Kevin O 'Leary, who was a passenger in the boat that his wife was driving, said in a statement: "I have nothing to say but to say that our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of those who have lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.Our hearts join them. "(Read more stories from Shark Tank.)
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