The family of a 24-year-old business consultant who died in a speedboat crash on the River Thames have called for a new law to better police Britain's waterways. Charlotte Brown, of Clacton, Essex, died after Jack Shepherd's speedboat crashed and capsized on a champagne-fuelled night in London in December 2015. Another victim, Ryan McKinlay was killed in the same year as charlotte in a very similar incident. These factors enraged Miss Brown's family who hope to bring in a 'Charlie's law' for waterways to bring in better safety measures for privately rented boats. In June, Miss Brown's family were left furious after Shepherd was let off his six-month sentence for going on the run, with it being quashed on a technicality.

Source: Daily Mail October 14, 2019 08:59 UTC