Instead they cruised around, lapping up the last moments of a long summer day on the bay. Page Transparency See More. Kelsie agreed. "Move Shake Drop" is a song by American disc jockey DJ Laz, released as the first single from his 2008 studio album Category 6. "Tomorrow is the official day I call the anniversary, because that's the day they found his body.". Circulation, When a Japanese college student named Momoko Nojo launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief following his sexist remarks, she wasn't sure it would get very far.But in … The 23-year-old victim got off another boat to try to help dislodge it, and was fatally injured when he was caught by the propeller. In the waist-deep water in front of the loudest boats, a group of nine young women gathers for a picture. The area is known as No Name Harbor. Among the Miami-Dade County alcohol-related casualties in 2013: • A 35-year-old Hialeah woman was killed when her boat driver lost control and she became pinned against a MacArthur Causeway bridge fender. Ozzie's parents filed a civil suit and ultimately recovered about $160,000 from Herzbrun's insurance company. Move, Shake, Drop (ft. Pitbull, Diaz Bros) - DJ Laz Natural (Q o d ë s Remix) - Imagine Dragons Calaverita - La Santa Cecilia DJ Laz, aka Lazaro Mendez, was operating a Voli Vodka promotional boat at a Sandbar party hosted by the liquor company, of which Miami rapper Pitbull is a spokesperson and co-owner, when it got stuck in the sandbar, according to the complaint in Miami-Dade County Court. Investigators on the scene found no probable cause, so he wasn't obligated to comply. When bystanders got out to push the boat, DJ Laz increased power to the engine, and a 23-year-old man who had been trying to help was killed by the boat prop. Around 7 … None saw any blood. Amado Castellanos slumped into the front seat of the Hummer, facing the water. Hernandez had just graduated from police academy, and this was the type of thing he would do for anyone, said family members. The woman who brought down an Olympics boss. Rolph sustained serious head injuries and was taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center. The two boats idled alongside each other, the passengers chatting, until they passed the buoys marking the western edge of the sandbar. When an argument broke out involving Nathalie — one of the SeaVee passengers — and a girl from another boat, the friends spent half an hour or so yelling, then relocated the SeaVee and resumed partying. Wading through the water a few feet away, a stocky, middle-aged man holds a red plastic cup in his left hand. "There will be enforcement out there," Key Biscayne Police Lt. Jason Younes said the evening of July 3. In the Sunshine State, where the powerful boating industry has long had a hold on legislation, there's no legal minimum age requirement to operate a boat. After the bodies had been recovered and while families were still planning funerals, serious questions about the rescue operation also surfaced. Soon the outrage pours out. But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our terms of use, our cookies policy, and our privacy policy. Don't go there if you don't want to see bikini tops doffed for beads and beer. Then he immediately releases it and does the same to her left, as if shaking hands. Just before 8 p.m. on a recent Monday, Isabel Castellanos sits on the oversize black sofa in her airy, stylishly decorated home just west of Florida International University's south campus. Her friends hid the TV remotes just in case any news came on. To the soundtrack of "Make That Money" by rapper Rich Homie Quan ("Fucking four hoes, feeling like a pimp/That's a dip when I walk, not a limp"), young men and women on boats at the sandbar slap and flash skin, flaunt liquor bottles, dance, and mime rap lyrics. He was severely injured and was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Indeed, over the past five years, alcohol use was listed as a contributing factor in 58 deaths and 146 injuries in Florida; in California, which has nearly as many registered boats, alcohol was listed as a factor in only 26 deaths and 86 injuries. Startled, the woman turns and lets out a shriek. Since we started Miami New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Miami, and we would like to keep it that way. We use cookies to collect and analyze information on site performance and usage, and to enhance and customize content and advertisements. DJ Laz issued a statement via Facebook last week that read: "I am incredibly distraught over the unfortunate accident that occurred yesterday at Nixon Beach. Even at popular party sandbars like Nixon — named for the disgraced former president who used to vacation at a home nearby — boating under the influence ­arrests are almost never made. "Don't go to Elliott Key on Columbus Day weekend if peace and quiet is what you seek," Bob Janiskee writes in an article on the website National Parks Traveler. With nearly 900,000 registered boats, Florida ranks as America's most popular place for boating — and also its deadliest. The agency presented the findings to the State Attorney's Office, but prosecutors ultimately decided not to pursue criminal charges. The suit he filed on behalf of Valdez claims DJ Laz tried to operate the boat without proper training or experience, failed to warn Ernesto Hernandez and failed to cut power to the boat's engine. Over the past five years, 327 have died, giving Florida the highest fatality rate among large states. At one point in the video, the protagonist, a muscular tough guy with a gaudy gold chain and a flat-billed Brooklyn Nets hat, holds up a large black bottle of Luc Belaire Rare Rosé sparkling wine. Andrew, Tori, and Samantha were thrown into the dark water; Kelsie and Catherine remained on the boat but were knocked unconscious. DJ EJ Greig recorded the interview with the president for 101.1 The Wiz in Cincinnati, Ohio. "He had the engines running while he was in the water trying to push the boat off the sand bar. Catherine was Kelsie's best friend from Miami Palmetto Senior High, where the golden-blond Kelsie had been a cheerleader before heading off to the University of North Florida. She's wearing a zebra-printed top. Holding mugs and beer cans, they wrap arms around sun-kissed shoulders while laughing and squealing for the camera. See here the whole list of our best car dealers from Pierrefonds and their surroundings reviewed by StarOfService community from Agglomération de Montréal - Québec / Quebec. Through tears, Andy Figueredo Sr., the father of Ozzie's best friend, explained that Amado's son had somehow gone missing. they yelled. (Source: CBS4) KEY BISCAYNE (CBSMiami) – A popular South Florida radio personality was behind the wheel of a boat involved in a deadly accident over the weekend in Key Biscayne. Log In. White, the Key Biscayne activist, isn't optimistic. On June 17, six days later, the Key Biscayne village council unanimously approved the second reading of the ordinance, cementing the village's initiative to block off the 12 acres. DJ Laz also failed to use proper equipment to remove the boat from the sandbar and failed to lighten the boat's load, the suit alleges. IHeartMedia Miami announced today that DJ Laz will be the new weekday afternoon host on the new Totally 93.9 (all 90’s). The Angel, who later says his name is Juan, flashes a big grin and grabs a handful of Jessie's right breast. The temperature was nearing 90 degrees, and Ozzie wore white shorts and a white shirt. This time he squeezes the left first and then moves to the right. Again Juan reaches with his right hand and grabs a left breast, then a right. Hernandez got off another boat when he saw the pleasure boat stuck on the sand bar, and he tried to help, authorities said. For his fourth studio album Pitbull Starring in Rebelution, Pitbull released "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" through Ultra Records after his former label TVT Records went out of business. Within an hour, two dozen friends and relatives had arrived at the Castellanos' house, and half an hour later, Amado, riding in his friend's Hummer, was on his way to Coconut Grove. Tasked with policing hundreds of boats, many of which were tied together — a common practice at sandbars to facilitate socializing but which also creates a de facto barrier against police — the authorities were outmatched. Afterward, five of the friends — Kelsie, Catherine, Victoria "Tori" Dempsey, Samantha Rolph, and Andrew Garcia, who was driving his father Jack's 32-foot Contender — were ready to head back to shore, where they planned to eat at Monty's in Coconut Grove. August 25, 2014, 8:27 PM. He waded over and put his shoulder to the hull. It was just after noon when the middle-aged man with the calm air of a pastor walked out of his family's simple ranch house in a neat Palmetto Bay neighborhood. After visiting Elliott Key, the extended Hanono family — Heather, Elias, Lynda, Shawn, Emma, and Ella Hanono, as well as Jason Soleimani and Dayanara Arias — spent time swimming near Bayfront Park. Lazaro Mendez was born on 2 December 1971, in Hollywood, Florida, USA, and is a Cuban-American rapper and DJ, best known by his stage name DJ Laz for hosting the Miami radio show “The DJ Laz Morning Show”, as well as for his singles “Journey Into Bass” and “Move Shake Drop”. On May 27, a couple of weeks before the discussion, the Key Biscayne village council had preliminarily approved a motion to ban motorboats from a 12-acre section of the 60-acre area around the sandbar under the village's jurisdiction. Her father was too distraught to identify her. The Cuban-born Castellanos is 53 but could pass for younger, with a youthful demeanor and shoulder-length blond hair. He loves to swim!". Pino, the FWC spokesman, says the agency has a policy of not disclosing the number of officers it has on patrol at a given location, but in June he defended the policing. Just in the past year, the sandbar has, in fact, experienced a staggering amount of trauma: Last September at an event known as the Lobster Toss, Danielle Press, the 26-year-old daughter of Key Biscayne's police chief, was nearly killed on the sandbar when she was sucked into the propeller of a boat and her legs were severely lacerated. The evening of June 11, three weeks before the Fourth of July accident off Dinner Key, 40 or so Key Biscayne residents filled rows of white-vinyl-covered folding chairs in a waterfront conference room at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club. "It's a little graphic," she warned. Laz hosted mornings in Miami on WPOW-FM for 22 years until 2012. Terms, Four were dead and three critically injured, including one girl who remained in a coma. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox, Miami Restaurant Directory: Takeout/Delivery/Dine-in, Cocaine Residue Found on DJ Laz's Boat After Fatal Nixon Sandbar Accident, Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Killed in Boating Accident, Jose Fernandez's Death Epitomizes Florida's Deadly Boating Culture. My family and I send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Ernesto Hernandez; they are in our thoughts and prayers. He accepted six months' probation and community service. 20,290 people like this. Nearly two-thirds of the operators involved in Florida fatalities last year had no formal marine safety training. Now, with the parties escalating — and the deaths and injuries piling up — the movement became less about saving seagrass and more about saving people. He was a lifeguard and looked the part, with a sculpted bronze body, bright-white smile, and handsome dark features. It makes absolutely no sense," Silva said. He has a … A few of the friends jumped out and searched the water. Representation for DJ Laz could not immediately be located. "I've never seen anything like that.". "That's my daughter. The night of the incident, a state officer noted that Herzbrun gave statements about the route he had driven that contradicted his boat's GPS tracks; the next month, while the incident was still being probed, a state-contracted electrician discovered the tracks were gone. Another bikini-clad girl enthusiastically slaps the brunette's ass. "You have fun — that's all you do!" "If my kids were there, I would be extremely upset," says another. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that Lazaro Mendez, known as DJ Laz, was operating the 40-foot boat in Key Biscayne on Sunday. They didn't have cops to handle the situation," she says. But on land, he had a history as a daredevil: Four years earlier, on June 26, 2003, he was ordered to pay $335 and attend four hours of traffic school after racking up a reckless motorcycle driving charge, and since then he had received five other traffic citations. Miami Radio Personality DJ Laz Avoids Criminal Charges After Fatal Key Biscayne Boating Accident By Cecere Santana, PA Prosecutors decided not to charge Lazaro “DJ Laz” Mendez, the host of a popular morning show on Miami’s Hits 97.3 radio station, with any crimes for his involvement in the May 2014 death of a 23-year-old man in the waters off Key Biscayne. When bystanders got out to push the boat, DJ Laz increased power to the engine, and a 23-year-old man who had been trying to help was killed by the boat prop. To illustrate the problem, Melissa White, the spunky 38-year-old director of the Key Biscayne Community Foundation who was leading the forum, said she wanted to show a video. Jessie shouts above the music. At sunset, 22-year-old Heather kissed Jason, a law student from Long Island and her soon-to-be fiancé, Local 10 reported. A marine tow vehicle noticed the circling Contender and the two bodies on board; after maneuvering his boat next to it, a crew member leaped aboard and brought the vessel under control. Also tagged in the post were Kevin and Catherine. It featured vocals from fellow Americans Flo Rida, Casely and Pitbull.The backing track was composed by production duo the Diaz Brothers, who helped to write the song alongside DJ Laz and Pitbull. "So where does it stop? She screamed, and a few seconds later, the 32-footer slammed directly into the starboard side of the family's boat, instantly ripping apart its hull. DJ Laz Back On The Radio, Talks About Tragic Boat Accident. As Hernandez was trying to push the vessel off the sand bar, he ended up behind one of the vessel's engines, and the propeller caught his torso, authorities said. One photo later posted on Instagram by NBC 6 shows water spraying five feet into the air as three men push the boat. 2008–2010: Pitbull Starring in Rebelution and Armando. They set off, frantically shouting Ozzie's name into the darkness every couple of minutes. Reuters Videos. ©2021 Miami New Times, LLC. By clicking 'X' or continuing to use the site, you agree to allow cookies to be placed. DJ Laz, stage name for Lazaro Mendez, a well known Miami Florida radio personality, was boating in Bill Baggs State Park, off Nixon Beach in Key Biscayne Florida. Support Us Last year, alcohol was reported as a factor in ten of the state's 62 boating fatalities. Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Miami. On a Sunday, he arranged to meet several friends at the Dinner Key boat ramp around noon. His best friend, Andy Figueredo, soon to become a City of Miami firefighter, was there, as was Jennifer Peña, an ex-girlfriend with whom Ozzie was still close. His boat is used for sports fishing and to promote Voli Spirits / Voli Vodka. He's shirtless but wears a black bandanna that says "Bad Dog" — a kind of Hell's Angel at the beach. The next month, Juan Flores, a Venezuelan national visiting family members, died when he dove into the water — not realizing it was shallow — and broke his neck. The first on the scene was a sailboat. "Today he went missing," she says. "He can't be lost! It was to be hosted by Voli Vodka, the brand made famous by Laz's friend Pitbull. South Florida radio personality DJ Laz , was at the helm of his boat when a man trying to help push it off a sandbar was killed after getting tangled in the motor, according to The Miami Herald. With the Contender still circling and panic beginning to unfold, Fritzie Simmons, a nurse, saw the gaping hole in the Carrera and jumped on board. "This is legitimate. Aboard Herzbrun's boat, a 2005 26-foot SeaVee with twin 175-horsepower engines, the group started partying. Andrew's body wasn't pulled from the water until 3:30 that afternoon. "It's a huge problem," Carlos Silva, a Coconut Grove attorney, says of Florida's lax regulation. In the summer of 2007, ­Castellanos' son Osmany — Ozzie to family and friends — was 23 and on top of the world. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers said DJ Laz, whose real name is Lazaro Mendez, was steering the boat when it became stuck on a sandbar near Key Biscayne. The investigations into both incidents are still open. The DJ stayed at the wheel as a few men began pushing the boat from the sides, trying to maneuver it into deeper water. Juan exclaims. "Don't go there if it bothers you to see adult beverages consumed in prodigious quantities. "Is that your boat, Jim?" The suit also alleges that Voli failed to provide an adequate captain, negligently entrusted the boat to DJ Laz, failed to warn him of hazardous conditions and failed to adequately supervise him. "A slap on the hand," Isabel Castellanos says. It's real. He later died at a nearby hospital. It was the Contender coming straight at them. Later, none of the passengers recalled hearing the propellers strike Ozzie. The investigators have yet to establish what may have happened or caused Ernesto Hernandez to become fatally injured while he was in the process of assisting the boat. "In my son's case, FWC made mistakes. "The party is at Nixxon [sic] Sand Bar.". They circled the crowd a few times and tied up next to Leon's boat, a Renegade, and four other vessels. A few hundred feet from the sprawling waterfront mansions of Harbor Drive, dozens of women in bikinis gyrate atop boats, strangers with supersoakers generously squirt rum into one another's mouths, and a half-dozen different house beats blare simultaneously from loudspeakers. All rights reserved. "Report of a vessel collision with injuries in the vicinity of Key Biscayne. His head hung down. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. Ozzie's younger brother Alex arrived at the marina a few minutes later, and in the pitch blackness, Amado, Alex, and Amado's friend Raul boarded Raul's boat. Around 10:35, Heather Hanono saw what must have been a white blur in the darkness. In a stunt, he jerked the wheel fast to the left to make a sharp turn. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Key Biscayne petitioned the state for help with the ban and enforcement, but three weeks later, on the eve of July 4, village police were again staring at a huge water party without many resources to control it. The incident is being treated as a homicide investigation, with a clearer picture of events — and the reason for the crash — not likely to emerge for weeks. It's concerning. The complaint identifies Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Christian Perez, as a spokesperson and majority owner of Voli. She smiles and playfully grabs Juan's arm. Amid public heat over the lack of county rescue boats, County Mayor Carlos Gimenez publicly squabbled with the firefighters' union over funding and staffing issues, and Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey admitted the rescue wasn't well organized. Her husband slowly walked toward the door. I know what it's like," says Key Biscayne Police Chief Charles Press, whose own daughter nearly bled to death after being struck by a propeller at the sandbar last year. Next, without hesitation, Juan moves on to another young woman nearby, also voluptuous. Miami-Dade Commissioner Wants to Let Residents Pay Taxes With... Miami's New Police Chief Says He May Fire Ten or More Officers. The forum was intended for discussion and to educate residents about the village's intention to shut down the enormous party in its backyard — the same party that advocates say has led to a spate of gruesome deaths similar to those off Dinner Key on the Fourth of July. Contact DJ LAZ (The Real DJ LAZ) on Messenger. By 6:30 p.m. the crowd was thinning, and Herzbrun and Leon decided to take off. The group arrived at the packed Elliott Key sandbar around 1 p.m. The July 4 crash instantly became the highest-profile — and deadliest — boating tragedy in recent local memory. Pitbull’s vodka brand Voli Spirits promotional boat caused the death of one Miami resident on Sunday May 4th. Discography Studio albums. Privacy, Ozzie's gone!" That's all I can really come to terms with right now.". Park Street declined to comment on the litigation, and Voli did not immediately respond to a request for comment. That's probably an extremely conservative estimate, in part because of frequently delayed blood samples and laws that require Breathalyzer tests only when investigators observe explicit signs of intoxication. Herzbrun, who did not respond to a request for comment, was a longtime boater; the only photo of him on a high school yearbook site shows him reclining on a boat in Biscayne Bay with his arms crossed in a too-cool pose. But the effort was essentially symbolic: The other 48 acres of the area known as the Mashta Flats would be unaffected because they didn't fall under Key Biscayne's jurisdiction, and the village would still need state ratification to block off its part. By 2 p.m. on the Fourth of July, the bacchanal at Nixon sandbar just off Key Biscayne is in full swing. After spending the day at the sandbar, a 32-foot powerboat with five 20-somethings on board zips toward Dinner Key through the inky night. She tried to treat Jason and felt a light pulse. The bodies of Andrew and Tori were recovered the next day. There they split up. The move for the ban actually began several years ago as an effort to preserve the area's natural seagrass, which was being trampled by increased human traffic. A half-dozen families were shattered. Catherine, a pretty 24-year-old with thick black hair, invited Kelsie to spend the holiday on a boat. Radio Station. ", The consequences of inaction may become apparent in three months, when the biggest boat party of the year kicks off on Columbus Day weekend. On the day of the accident the boat was out on a promotional run that had been announced on his Facebook and Twitter sites. Herzbrun didn't know Ozzie or most of the others, but he had been recruited to transport the group to Elliott Key by Alain Leon, a mutual friend. Blood from a half-dozen bodies pours into the water. Lazaro Mendez, know to his fans as DJ Laz, is the owner of the 40 foot vessel dubbed "Off The Air" and was operating it at the time of the accident. The lawsuit seeks in excess of $15,000 in damages. DJ Laz and the Dinner Key Boating Disaster: Too Many Watery Deaths. One week later, authorities had yet to determine the reason for the crash, but the devastation was clear. (Herzbrun would tell investigators, in contradiction of ten other statements, that the boat careened after hitting a wave.). He drifts several feet to his right, eager to prove his talent once again. "He jumped out in the water, and he pushed the boat, and he got killed by the negligence of the captain of the ship," said Valdez's lawyer Carlos Silva. About Us, Djlaz.com. The area's second most notorious tragedy occurred just two months earlier, when a well-known local DJ, whose boat was stuck in the sand after a day of partying, gunned his motor and a 23-year-old security guard was killed by the whirling propellers. Officials said last week that DJ Laz, whose real name is Lazaro Mendez, cooperated with the investigation into Valdez's death. The vessel was being used as Pitbull’s vodka brand Voli Spirits’ promotional boat. For a minute or so, the Key Biscayne crowd watches in what feels like a tense silence. "Pon pon pon pon pon," came the initial Coast Guard call, at 10:37. The drinking likely won't stop. Hernandez, possibly after being bumped by the boat, lost his footing and was pulled into the propellers, which sliced right through his left thigh, hip, and large torso, staining the water red with blood. He also hosted mornings on 97.3 in Miami from 2014-2019. Daylight had already broken when the crew, exhausted and empty-handed, returned to the marina. That day the combined agencies patrolling the area conducted 122 vessel inspections. Now, with the shock and horror still reverberating, it's unclear whether the Fourth of July tragedy will have any impact on boating safety procedures or regulations. The people involved tended to be young, in their 20s and 30s, and the boat operators were almost always male. Investigators would later find evidence of a liquid smorgasbord: Bacardi Silver, Bacardi Hurricane, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Disaronno, Captain Morgan's, Courvoisier, Heineken, 35 empty Corona Extra bottles, Coca-Cola, Sprite, and Dole pineapple juice. Beginning July 4, 2012, the new DJ Laz Morning Show began after arbitration on the newly reformatted WRMA DJ106.7 a Bilingual Dance/Rhythmic formatted station. "Do you guys want to do the beer funnel?" Watch this!". Gaston De Cardenas Prosecutors will not charge popular Miami radio personality Lazaro “DJ Laz” Mendez in the boating accident that killed a man … Less than nine hours later, the holiday fun transforms into a marine hellscape. "All girls like me to grab their tits. Many had seen it coming for weeks. DJ Laz and the Dinner Key Boating Disaster: Too Many Watery Deaths Wading through the water a few feet away, a stocky, middle-aged man holds a red plastic cup in his left hand. She isn't fazed either. About See All (954) 551-9330. Hernandez, 23, was killed after his upper body was sliced by a propeller on the Voli vodka party boat that DJ Laz was operating. Catherine, as of last week, was in a coma at Ryder Trauma Center. But that effort fizzled. But in South Florida, where a culture of hedonism routinely coincides with famously lax boating regulations, it wasn't the first. The boat in question is a 40-foot pleasure boat operated at the time by DJ Laz, a popular South Florida radio voice. On the water, where drinking is exceedingly common, only 237 citations were given in 2013 by the FWC, the agency that doles out the majority of BUIs — less than half of 1 percent of the number given on land. Ernesto Hernandez, a burly 23-year-old who had just graduated from the police academy, saw a chance to lend his considerable muscle. Laz posted promos of the event to his 24,000 Twitter followers; the tweets typically featured a picture of a bright-orange hydro boat with the word "Voli" emblazoned on the side. The crew — 12 in all — loaded onto a boat driven by Kenneth Herzbrun, a 25-year-old Miami Beach Senior High graduate. a man in the back of the conference room quips. Though the same drinking-limit regulations apply in boats and cars, the reality is that laws are rarely enforced on the water, where multiple agencies often share jurisdiction and access is frequently difficult. DJ Laz hosted the Morning Show for 97.3 in Miami from August, 2014 until November, 2019. Recommended Stories. The boat operator, popular local DJ Lazaro Mendez, or "DJ Laz," was not charged in the incident. Contact Us, Two other young women are locked in a close embrace and don't notice him approaching. When the Key Biscayne Police Department, which has only one boat, learned of the event, the agency knew it would be overwhelmed. There they drank, danced, and hopped on and off other boats. "Unfortunately, every now and then we have an incident such as this.". Around 6:30 p.m., after a day of free-flowing vodka, Laz's boat got stuck on the sandbar when he tried to leave. Not Now. "Typically on any weekend, we have enough officers patrolling to address any issue that may arise," he said. The boat got stuck around 7 p.m. and the next high tide would have been at one in the morning, which prompted the group to try to help. But for authorities seeking to implement the motorboat ban, nothing was more frustrating than May 4, the day of the infamous DJ Laz accident. "When people die on the water, nobody cares or nobody says anything," he said. 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