Physician faces misdemeanor charge in boating accident that cost man his legs
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by TCPalm.comMARTIN COUNTY — An emergency room physician will face a misdemeanor charge in a boating accident that crippled a Palm Beach Gardens man, officials announced Thursday.
The State Attorney’s Office charged Roger M. Nicosia, 56, of Stuart, with violating navigational rules following a yearlong investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The offshore boating accident happened Jan. 9, 2009, about 4 1/2 miles northeast of the St. Lucie Inlet. Robert Murphy Jr. of Palm Beach Gardens was diving when he was struck. (more…)

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