Mr Wonderful Boat Accident: Who was killed on Shark Tank?

Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr Wonderful, and his wife Linda were returning from a dinner party in Muskoka on August 24, 2019, when their Cobalt bowrider collided with a pontoon boat full of stargazers, killing two people. Gary Poltash, 64, of Florida, and Suzana Brito, 48, from Uxbridge, Ontario

In a statement, O’Leary said he was cooperating with the police investigation and that the other boat had no lights on and “fled the scene.”
According to the police, both boats left the scene to “attend a location, and both parties called 911.”

Linda O’Leary was charged on September 24 with “careless operation of a vessel” under the Canada Shipping Act’s small vessel regulations, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Richard Ruh of Orchard Park, New York, the driver of the other boat, was charged with “failing to exhibit navigation light while underway.”

Linda’s case was dismissed by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada on October 11. Linda was found not guilty of careless vessel operation on September 14, 2021.