DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office was notified Monday, May 3, that Jose Rivera-Reyes, 43, died following the crash.
There are no criminal charges pending, the agency said.
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A man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after his Jet Ski crashed into a boat Saturday morning near the Dunedin Causeway, deputies said.
The crash happened around 11:24 a.m., according to a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office news release.
According to deputies, the operator of a 28-foot Chaparral Bowrider was going eastbound alongside the Dunedin Causeway when he saw a Sea-Doo speeding toward the boat from the south to the north.
Deputies say the man believed the Jet Ski would go behind the boat as it got closer. According to the release, the man told deputies he became distracted from looking at the port side of the boat because of heavy water traffic.
That's when the Jet Ski collided with the back of the boat, throwing the 43-year-old Jose Rivera-Reyes into the water, the agency said.
Deputies say the boat operator immediately stopped the boat, helped get Rivera-Reyes out of the water and called 911.
The boat, along with the Jet Ski, made it to the closest boat ramp at 343 Causeway Blvd. in Dunedin.
Paramedics responded and took Rivera-Reyes to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives say they believe speed was a factor in the crash.
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