Salmon Arm Observer, April 10, 2015

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Houseboat visibly lit, witness claims Criminal negligence trial: Man watched collision from shore, heard screams. By Tim Petruk BLACK PRESS

A houseboat and a speedboat, the latter allegedly operated by Leon Reinbrecht, were “on a collision course” before the crash that killed houseboat owner Ken Brown, a judge has been told. Reinbrecht’s trial on one count each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and criminal negligence causing death is ongoing in

B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. He was charged after a crash on Shuswap Lake on July 3, 2010, following a nighttime fireworks display. To this point, the trial has heard conflicting evidence about whether the houseboat, piloted by Brown, was lit at the time of the collision. Testifying on Wednesday by video from San Diego, Darren Schneider, whose family has a cabin on Shuswap Lake, said both boats were

lit up before they collided. Schneider said he had just returned to shore after taking in the fireworks on the lake when a boat on the water caught his attention. “I heard the sound of an engine on a boat going fairly loud, so I turned to see what was going on,” he said. “It sounded like it was going a little fast for the conditions and that time of night. I see the speedboat travelling east to west and the houseboat travelling fairly slow headed

east. As I watched, I said to myself, ‘I hope that speedboat is out further than I think.’ It looked like they were on a collision course.” Schneider said the houseboat was clearly lit. “There were lights on in the cabin – white lights lighting up the cabin,” he said. “I could see both boats did have lights on. I was concerned when I looked at it that they were See Crown on page 2

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