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Royal Tragedy in Monaco : Husband of Caroline Dies in Boat Crash

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Tragedy revisited Monaco’s royal family today as Stefano Casiraghi, the 30-year-old husband of Princess Caroline, was killed when his speedboat flipped while he was defending his title in a world championship race, the Royal Palace said.

Caroline, 33, was in Paris when she learned of the death of her Italian financier husband. She quickly left for Monaco, wearing black mourning clothes.

It was the second tragedy to strike the Grimaldi family in eight years--Caroline’s mother, Princess Grace, died after a car crash in 1982.

Witnesses said Casiraghi and co-pilot Patrice Innocenti drove their catamaran, the Pinot di Pinot, straight into a wave at 93 m.p.h. during a morning run for the World Offshore Championships.

The 42-foot boat flipped, ejecting Innocenti. But witnesses said Casiraghi remained strapped to his seat and bore the full impact of the vessel slamming into the water.

The two-engine, five-ton boat sank with Casiraghi aboard, witnesses said.

“He surely didn’t have time to look out and, at that speed, stuck under the boat, must have been killed by the blow,” said another competitor, Michel Karsten.

Emergency crews pulled both men from the water and rushed them to Princess Grace Hospital.

The hospital said Innocenti was being treated for his injuries.

Today’s accident is the worst blow to Monaco’s ruling family since Princess Grace, the American actress who gave up Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier III, died in 1982. Caroline’s younger sister, Princess Stephanie, also was injured in the car crash.

Caroline married Casiraghi in a civil ceremony Dec. 29, 1983, under a portrait of her mother. The marriage followed an unhappy two-year union with French playboy Philippe Junot.

The couple had three children: sons Andrea, 6, and Pierre, 3, and daughter Charlotte, 4.

Caroline married Casiraghi after divorcing Junot but without obtaining a Roman Catholic Church annulment of the marriage.

She said she married again because she was in love and knew an annulment--first sought in 1981--would take a long time.

“I wanted a real home and children,” she was quoted as saying. “It was difficult for my conscience, but I was overwhelmed by the desire to have children. Surely that can be understood from a Christian point of view.”

The Grimaldi family has ruled Monaco since the 13th Century.

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Stefano Casiraghi, 30, Husband Of Caroline of Monaco, Is Killed

By Glenn Fowler

• Oct. 4, 1990

Stefano Casiraghi, the husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, was killed yesterday when his speedboat flipped during a race on the French Riviera. He was 30 years old.

Mr. Casiraghi, an Italian financier, was defending his World Offshore Championship title in a race off St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, near Monaco, when his 42-foot catamaran struck a wave at more than 90 miles an hour and flipped over.

Mr. Casiraghi and his co-pilot, Patrice Innocenti, were pulled from the water by emergency crews and taken to Princess Grace Hospital in Monte Carlo. Mr. Casiraghi was pronounced dead and Mr. Innocenti was treated for unspecified injuries.

Princess Caroline, who was in Paris when she learned of her husband's death, left immediately for Monaco.

The accident was the second fatal one to befall a member of Princess Caroline's family in eight years. Her mother, Princess Grace, was killed in an automobile crash while driving near Monte Carlo in 1982.

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Mr. Casiraghi's father, the son of a railroad gatekeeper, built a fortune in apparel manufacturing, construction and oil during Italy's post-World War II industrial expansion. Stefano Casiraghi, a native of Milan who studied economics at the University of Bocconi but left before receiving a degree, was active in the family's real estate and retail export enterprises. At his death he was chairman of Cogefar France, the French subsidiary of an Italian construction company owned by Fiat. He also had a majority interest in Engeco, a major real-estate developer in Monaco.

Speedboat racing was a passion with Mr. Casiraghi, who began competing in 1984 and had won 12 of 80 races, including last year's world championship held off Atlantic City, N.J.

He married Princess Caroline in 1983, after she was divorced from Philippe Junot, a French real-estate man to whom she had been married for two years.

In addition to Princess Caroline, Mr. Casiraghi is survived by their two sons, Andrea and Pierre; their daughter, Charlotte; his parents, and two brothers and a sister.

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Thirty years ago this month I was asked by fellow powerboat racing photographer, Brian Platt who back then ran Verwood Photographic Studios if I wanted to join him for a trip down to Monte Carlo.

As a novice photographer in offshore racing the prospect of attending the UIM Class 1 Offshore World Championships in such an amazing venue was too good an opportunity to turn down.

I needed ‘Media Accreditation’ so after a quick phone call to Pat Ainge at Powerboating International magazine I was sorted.

Brian had been asked to take down a van full of spare parts for the Debenhams backed racing team as their mono-hulls gearboxes were prone to the odd issue.

Having navigated non-stop through the night we arrived at the Monaco Harbour entrance.

Fortunately for us Roger Fletcher was waiting there to get us into the pit area where we parked up near the swimming pool.

This was going to be ‘a low – to no budget ‘ trip for both of us, which meant when we off loaded the teams spare parts the van became our ‘hotel’ room for the duration.

On the plus side when I presented the ‘Press Officer’ with my letter from Pat Ainge it immediately opened up a whole host of privileges, including journalists luncheon each day in the Café de Paris restaurant next to the Casino.

We had already missed Heat One of the Championships but with two to go the prospect of some great pictures lay before me but with only a handful of films in my pocket I knew I had to be selective when it came to pressing the shutter.

Heat Two race day morning and having freshly showered in the swimming pool complex I headed over to the harbour to photograph the various entries heading out to the muster area.

Then as the flare went off the fleet made its way past us as we watched on from the harbour wall. Closest to us was the 42-foot catamaran, Pinot di Pinot, throttled by Princess Caroline of Monaco’s husband the defending World Champion Stefano Casiraghi and driven by Patrice Innocenti.

Stefano Casiraghi was just thirty years old and had planned to retire after the 1990 UIM Class 1 Offshore World Championships. Photo: Chris Davies

A little while later some of the entries started to limp back in with mechanical issues but the mood suddenly took on a more solemn note with news that there had been an incident involving Casiraghi.

Pinot di Pinot, throttled by Princess Caroline of Monaco’s husband the defending World Champion Stefano Casiraghi and driven by Patrice Innocenti head past the Monaco Harbour wall for the last time. Photo: Chris Davies

Whilst trying to make up for time they had lost earlier in the race, when they had stopped to assist a competitor’s raceboat that had caught fire, Pinot di Pinot had crashed out at 150 kmph, killing Casiraghi and seriously injuring Innocenti.

One of the first to arrive on the scene was Britain’s Steve Curtis and despite valiant efforts he was unable to free Casiraghi from the upturned hull.

Amid all the confusion on shore I got talking to Ray Bulman, who was there reporting for the Daily Telegraph or at least trying too, as the Monagasque authorities had shut down all telephone links with the outside world due to the severity of the incident.

It soon transpired that the remaining round of the championship would now not take place and that all privileges were null and void.

So, with little else to do Brian and I headed back to England.

When I finally arrived home my parents were surprised that I was back so soon as little or no news about the death of Casiraghi had filtered through.

His funeral Mass was held in Monaco’s Cathedral of St. Nicholas eight years after Princess Grace’s funeral in the same place.

He was just thirty years old and had planned to retire after the World Championships.

The flags on the harbour wall at half mast following the death of Princess Caroline of Monaco’s husband the defending World Champion Stefano Casiraghi during the 1990 UIM Class 1 Offshore World Championship. Photo: Chris Davies

Having only been photographing powerboat racing for three years it struck me that I had been at races that had seen the demise of Didier Pironi and now Stefano Casiraghi, what I hadn’t imagined at that time was that it wouldn’t be the last fatality that I would witness.

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PRINCESS CAROLINE'S HUSBAND KILLED IN BOAT RACE

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Stefano Casiraghi, the 30-year-old husband of Princess Caroline, was killed Wednesday when he flipped his speedboat while defending his title in a world championship race, the Royal Palace said.

Caroline, 33, was in Paris when she learned of the death of her Italian financier husband. She quickly left for Monaco, wearing black mourning clothes. It was the second tragedy to strike the Grimaldi family in eight years - Caroline's mother, Princess Grace, died after a car crash in 1982.Witnesses said Casiraghi and co-pilot Patrice Innocenti drove their catamaran, the Pinot di Pinot, straight into a wave at 93 mph during a morning run for the World Offshore Championships.

The 42-foot boat flipped over, ejecting Innocenti. But witnesses said Casiraghi remained strapped to his seat and bore the full impact of the vessel slamming into the water.

The two-engine, five-ton boat sank with Casiraghi aboard, witnesses said.

Emergency crews pulled both men from the water and rushed them to Princess Grace Hospital.

The hospital said Innocenti, the boat's driver, was being treated for his injuries.

Caroline married Casiraghi in a civil ceremony Dec. 29, 1983, under a portrait of her mother. The marriage followed an unhappy two-year union with French playboy Philippe Junot.

Caroline and Casiraghi had three children: a son Andrea, 6; Charlotte, 4; and Pierre, 3.

Caroline married the tall, blond Casiraghi after divorcing Junot but without obtaining a Roman Catholic Church annulment of the marriage.

The relatively low-profile lifestyle Caroline had enjoyed since marrying Casiraghi contrasted sharply with the weekly splash she made in celebrity magazines during the 1970s.

The fun-loving but steady Casiraghi ran a successful real estate firm in Milan as well as a retail export business. His father made his fortune in heating and air conditioning equipment.

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“The boat candled pulled up by a wave and luckily I went back down straight. I had just decided to take off the throttle, but the engine didn’t respond in time. So I decided to stop.”

“After a couple of jumps of my boat I slowed down, you couldn’t risk it like that. But I saw Casiraghi pulling at full speed, sticking himself in the waves.”

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) - Tragedy revisited Monaco's royal family Wednesday when Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Princess Caroline, died in a speedboat accident while defending his world title.

Caroline, a widow at 33, donned black mourning clothes and rushed home from Paris, where she was visiting. Eight years and three weeks earlier, her mother, Princess Grace, died after a car crash.

Witnesses said Casiraghi, 30, and co-pilot Patrice Innocenti drove their catamaran, the Pinot di Pinot, straight into a wave at about 93 mph during a morning heat of the World Offshore Championships being held near Monaco.

The 42-foot boat flipped over, ejecting Innocenti. Witnesses said Casiraghi remained strapped to his seat and bore the full impact of the vessel slamming into the water. The two-engine, five-ton boat then sank, witnesses said.

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Casiraghi was a sophisticated international financier when, at 23, he married Caroline on Dec. 29, 1983.

At his death, he was chairman of Cogefar France, the French subsidiary of an Italian construction group owned by Fiat. He also held a 52 percent interest in Engeco, which owns about 3,000 apartments in Monaco and is building a $160 million apartment complex.

Caroline, the oldest child of Prince Rainier III and the former Hollywood star Grace Kelly, divorced French playboy Philippe Junot in 1980. She married Casiraghi on Dec. 29, 1983 in a civil ceremony under a portrait of her late mother.

They had three children - Andrea, 6; Charlotte, 4; and Pierre, 3.

Their marriage brought some joy back to a family that was devastated by the death of Princess Grace in September 1982.

The relatively low-profile lifestyle Caroline had enjoyed since marrying Casiraghi contrasted vividly with the weekly splash she made in the tabloids during the 1970s.

The couple were reported to have a close relationship and divided their time between Monaco, the tiny minicipality ruled by Caroline's family since the 13th century, and Casiraghi's home outside Milan.

Their marriage followed Caroline's unhappy two-year union with Junot, who was 17 years her senior. He was photographed many times during their marriage in the company of other women.

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MONACO: STEFANO CASIRAGHI, HUSBAND OF PRINCESS CAROLINE KILLED IN POWERBOAT CRASH

• Title: MONACO: STEFANO CASIRAGHI, HUSBAND OF PRINCESS CAROLINE KILLED IN POWERBOAT CRASH
• Date: 3rd October 1990
• Summary: AT SEA/MONTE CARLO, MONACO (OCTOBER 3, 1990) AT SEA 1. SV CASIRAGHI SPEAKING (FRENCH SOT) FROM SPEED BOAT 2. GV CASIRAGHI LEAVING IN SPEEDBOAT 3. GVS AERIAL VIEWS OF WRECKAGE 4. AERIAL VIEW BODY OF CASIRAGHI AND CREW MEMBER IN WATER WITH RESCUE WORKERS 5. SVS/GVS RESCUE WORKERS PULLING CASIRAGHI ONTO BOAT MONTE CARLO 6. SV CREW MEMBER BEING STRETCHERED TO DOCK Initials SPORT: POWERBOATING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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'He Was A Frightened Man': Was Princess Caroline Of Monaco's Husband Stefano Casiraghi Murdered? Inside The Horrific Speedboat Crash

Feb. 11 2021, Updated 12:10 p.m. ET

On October 3, 1990, Princess Caroline of Monaco ’s 30-year-old husband, Stefano Casiraghi , died in a horrific speedboat crash off the coast of the Principality – but friends believed there was more to the story.

“I’m convinced he was murdered,” Giancarlo Miorin , one of the speedboat racer’s closest friends, said after the crash. “His family and other friends also suspect foul play.”

A week before he was killed, said Miorin, Casiraghi confided to him that he’d received a death threat – not the first.

“He was a frightened man. He told me: ‘Quite frankly, I’m scared. Someone is out to get me. They won’t succeed, but I think they’ll make the attempt.’ A week later, he was dead.”

Casiraghi was the second husband of Princess Caroline, whose mother Grace had met a similarly tragic – and suspicious – end eight years earlier, when her car mysteriously plunged off a cliff. Prior to their marriage the speedboat racer had something of a reputation as a playboy, but following their 1983 wedding, he had settled down, and the couple had three children together.

The Italian was also well aware of the hold the Mafia had in Monaco. He was so afraid of being murdered that he had his car bulletproofed – paying $300,000 for the armor-plating – and started it with a remote-control device, in case it was booby-strapped.

To Casiraghi, this was not just paranoia. In 1986, he narrowly escaped death when a boat which he was expected to pilot mysteriously exploded, nearly killing his copilot. The same copilot, Patrice Innocenti , was with Casiraghi the day he died.

“I don’t know what caused the boat to turn over,” said Innocenti, who survived the crash. “We’ve been racing this boat for four years in all kinds of seas – and it had never happened before.”

As he felt the boat tilting out of control, Innocenti tried to throw all his weight the other way, but it didn’t work.

“As the boat tilted more, I could see Stefano’s white face below, peering up at me in horror,” Innocenti recalled.

Fellow racer and friend Alberto Brombin was first to reach Casiraghi.

“Stefano was stuck in the cockpit of his sinking boat and had been crushed there with such tremendous force that his red helmet had been ripped off his head,” said Brombin. “I grabbed his hand to pull him free, but as my life jacket tugged me back, his fingers began to slip from mine.”

Police began their investigation on orders from Prince Rainier – Casiraghi’s father-in-law. To find any evidence of sabotage – however elusive – Rainier had Casiraghi’s boat raised from more than 3,000 feet below the waves, where it eventually settled.

Experts say it would have been easy to sabotage the delicately balanced racer, which had been left unguarded the night before.

Casiraghi had plenty of enemies. He began receiving threats on his life about four years before his death – after he became so wealthy he refused to launder money from the Mafia or international arms dealers.

That’s when another of Casiraghi’s boats exploded on a test run.

“At the last minute Stefano changed his mind and decided to watch from another boat so he could see how his own boat sat in the water as I drove past him,” copilot Innocenti recalled. “Just minutes after he stepped off his boat and got on the other, his boat mysteriously exploded.”

A few months before that explosion, someone ran Casiraghi off the road. He was convinced it was a deliberate effort to kill him.

Casiraghi also pulled out of a resort project on the island of Cavallo after enemies bombed two of his restaurants there. He was so terrified he vowed never to return to the Mediterranean island, his friend Miorin said.

During his seven-year marriage to Princess Caroline, now 64, Casiraghi had made himself wealthy through wheeling and dealing in various businesses – some of them with shady investors.

The wealthier he got, the less Casiraghi had to depend on the investors’ money and the more he enraged the shady underworld characters – who flocked to the tiny gambling empire on the Riviera – when he refused to play ball with them any more.

European drug overlords were also enraged at efforts by Princess Caroline, Casiraghi and the royal family to kick drug dealers out of the Principality – leading to the suspicion that Casiraghi’s boat had been tampered with.

After Casiraghi’s untimely death, it was his wife Caroline who was handed the most difficult task: telling their young children, Andrea , 6, Charlotte , 4, and Pierre , 3, that their father had died. “Daddy won’t be coming home again,” she reportedly told the children. “He’s gone to join Jesus in heaven. We’ll all have to look after one another now.”

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Stefano Casiraghi

Stefano Casiraghi (8 September 1960 – 3 October 1990) was an Italian offshore powerboat racer, socialite , and businessman. He was the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco ; he died during a racing accident defending his 1990 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship title.

The son of Giancarlo Casiraghi (1925–1998), a wealthy businessman, and Fernanda Biffi (b. 1926), Stefano Casiraghi grew up in the Casiraghi family's estate, Villa Cigogne, in Fino Mornasco . He had two brothers, Marco and Daniele (1956–2016), and one sister, Rosalba. He also developed an early passion for the speedboat races on Lake Como . He followed in the footsteps of his brothers by enrolling at Milan 's Bocconi University , but left without obtaining a degree. He began to work for his father and his oldest brother, Marco.

Casiraghi was involved in the real estate and retail export enterprises of the family business that his father had built up. His obituary in The New York Times described him as a financier and Chairman of Cogefar France (a construction subsidiary of Fiat ). The same source said he had a majority interest in Engeco, a Monaco-based construction company which he founded in 1984. At the time of his first child's birth, he was the director of the Christian Dior boutique in Monte Carlo.

Speedboat racing

A throttle man, a role that requires control of the trim tab while observing water conditions to reach optimum speed, Casiraghi participated in eighty offshore races during his lifetime. Over a 20-year career, he won a dozen of those competitions and, at the time of his death, was the world champion of offshore speedboat racing , including the World Championship held off the coast of Atlantic City in 1989. Casiraghi had set the record (since broken) for 277 km/h on Lake Como in 1984.

Marriage and family

On 29 December 1983 in Monaco , he and Princess Caroline married in a civil ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors of the Monegasque Princely Palace. They were not able to have a Catholic ceremony because Caroline had been divorced from Philippe Junot , and an annulment had not yet been obtained. However, as Caroline was over three months pregnant, the couple did not want to wait any longer. [ citation needed ]

The couple had three children: Andrea (born 8 June 1984), Charlotte (born 3 August 1986), and Pierre (born 5 September 1987). The children were born at Princess Grace Hospital Centre in Monaco, respectively, fourth, eleventh and eighth in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne , after their twin cousins and their mother. Although their parents had not married in the Church, as required for legitimacy under church law, they were legitimized by Pope John Paul II in February 1993, eight months after their mother's marriage to Junot was annulled in June 1992.

Casiraghi was killed in an offshore powerboat racing accident off the coast of Monaco near Cap Ferrat on 3 October 1990 while defending his world offshore title. He was 30 years old and had planned to retire after the race. Only weeks earlier, he had survived an accident when his boat blew up off the coast of Guernsey .

There were three to four-foot wave conditions on the race course, which caused Casiraghi's 42-foot catamaran , Pinot di Pinot , to flip. Traveling at ca. 150 km/h, it did not have a full canopy, and experts who studied the accident have said that Casiraghi would most likely have survived the accident had the boat been equipped with one. As a result of his death, safety laws became more stringent; a safety harness and closed hull became compulsory, as was a twin hull design for boats. Races now take place close to the harbour where waves are gentler, which is policed off for safety reasons as boats are no longer allowed to drive near the course.

Of the accident, Anne Edwards wrote that Casiraghi and his copilot, Patrice Innocenti, had been "trying to make up for time they had lost earlier in the race when they had stopped to rescue a pilot whose vessel had caught fire." Innocenti survived the accident. He was pulled from the water and taken to Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital.

Casiraghi's funeral was held in Monaco's Cathedral of St. Nicholas eight years after Princess Grace's funeral in the same place. Casiraghi is buried in the Chapelle de la Paix in Monaco , which is also the resting place of his wife's paternal grandfather, Prince Pierre of Monaco .

• ^ "Remembering Stefano Casiraghi 30 years on" . 20 October 2020.
• ^ Le nuove foto del figlio di Pierre Casiraghi, bello e biondo come papà. Il piccolo in visita dalla bisnonna Fernanda a Como per una sorpresa davvero speciale
• ^ a b c d Biographie de Stefano Casiraghi .
• ^ Kelley, Parker (2021). Her Way: The Extraordinary Life of Monaco's Princess Caroline . p. 41.
• ^ Daniele Casiraghi was the new private owner of the Casiraghi family estate, Villa Cigogne in Fino Mornasco (nr Como ), after his father's death in 1998. He was the widower of Laura Sabatini (d. 2009) with whom he had three children, Marzia, Fernanda and Leopoldo.
• ^ a b c Reed, J.D.; Joel Stratte-McClure and Logan Bentley. "Another Tragedy for Monaco" , People , 15 October 1990. Accessed 7 June 2010
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Oshkosh man sentenced to 5 months in jail, community service for 2022 powerboat-paddleboat crash

OSHKOSH – At his sentencing hearing Thursday, Jason Lindemann admitted his reaction after crashing his power boat into a two-story paddleboat cruise in July 2022 was one of "self-preservation."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and the consequences that followed," the 54-year-old Oshkosh man told the packed courtroom of close to 50 people.

However, Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Michael Gibbs said Lindemann showed no indication of accepting responsibility after the crash.

"Your actions that day were cowardly," Gibbs told Lindemann before delivering his sentence of five months in jail and 150 hours of community service. "And that is what's most offensive to the boating community."

On July 9, 2022, just before 10 p.m., Lindemann was operating a high-speed powerboat containing six passengers when he collided with a large, slow-moving paddleboat owned and operated by On The Loos Cruises on the Fox River in Oshkosh, between the Oregon Street and Wisconsin Street bridges.

Forty-one passengers and three crew members were aboard the paddleboat. No one was severely injured, but multiple people received treatment for injuries in the days and weeks following the crash. On the Loos Cruises has been unable to operate since the crash over two years ago due to the damage caused to the paddleboat, owner Jeff Loos said at the sentencing hearing.

After briefly pulling up alongside the paddleboat, Lindemann drove away, despite shouts and pleas from people on the paddleboat and nearby boats for him to stop, multiple witnesses testified at Lindemann's jury trial in June .

Lindemann was arrested after employees at Pioneer Marina found an unauthorized powerboat parked in the marina. Employees told law enforcement they saw what looked like blood and a decoration believed to have come from the paddleboat. They also recognized the boat as belonging to Sweetwater Performance Center, which is owned by Lindemann.

At trial, a jury found Lindemann guilty of nearly all charges against him: two felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, 11 misdemeanor counts of failing to render aid in a boating accident resulting in injury and one misdemeanor count of negligent operation of a boat. They found him not guilty of a 12th count of failing to render aid, after determining not enough adequate evidence existed that one of the victims experienced injuries.

Assistant Attorneys General Emily Thompson and Tara Jenswold argued at trial that Lindemann had been drinking throughout the day prior to getting behind the wheel of his boat, and left the scene of the crash to avoid getting in trouble for operating while intoxicated. GPS data and video footage showed Lindemann drive away after the crash, then drop off some passengers — one of whom had a head injury — at shore, and return to the middle of the lake, where the boat stayed with its lights off for the rest of the night, over seven hours.

At the sentencing hearing, Thompson said it was only sheer luck that people did not experience worse injuries, and if the angle of the crash was any different, "people certainly would have died," she said.

Lindemann's defense attorney, Scott Ceman, disputed the claim that Lindemann was drunk. He said Lindemann attempted to stop and provide aid after the boat crash, but left after people shouted threats and threw beer bottles toward the powerboat, to get his injured passenger to safety.

Before delivering Lindemann's sentence, Gibbs expressed skepticism to Ceman's claim that no evidence existed Lindemann was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

"Mr. Lindemann was drinking something. Not sure how much, not sure if he was drunk. I'm not sure because he fled the scene," Gibbs said.

Gibbs sentenced of five months in jail and three years of probation was between the prosecution's and defense's recommendations. Thompson requested Lindemann be sentenced to nine months conditional jail time and six years of probation. Ceman requested 18 months of probation.

The jail time, Gibbs said, is important in part to deter other boaters from stopping to help after a crash, knowing that it is a jailable offense.

Gibbs also dismissed a case in which Lindemann had a forfeiture for operating a boat while intoxicated. Thompson said the prosecution filed a motion for its dismissal because it "involves a fair amount of circumstantial evidence."

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Under conditions of his probation, Lindemann must maintain absolute sobriety and take part in any alcohol abuse programming and counseling recommended by his probation agent. He also cannot operate a boat during his term of probation.

Additionally, Gibbs ordered Lindemann complete 50 hours of community service each year of his probation — one hour for each person on the paddleboat and powerboat.

Victims who spoke at the sentencing hearing and victim impact statements submitted to the court described not only physical injuries and medical fees, but also lasting emotional trauma from the crash.

One woman said in addition to doctor visits and therapy sessions, she has experienced anxiety from hearing boats and smelling lake water.

Another woman said she was concussed in the crash and called it was one of the scariest days of her life. She said she believes if Lindemann hit the boat just a few feet over, "none of us would be here."

A restitution hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Jan. 22.

Contact Kelli Arseneau at 920-213-3721 or [email protected] . Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, at @ArseneauKelli .

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Judge sentences Oshkosh man who crashed into cruise boat on the Fox River in 2022

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – On Thursday afternoon, 53-year-old Jason Lindemann was sentenced to five months in jail and three years of probation stemming from his role in a 2022 boat crash on the Fox River .

Winnebago County judge Michael Gibbs said he hopes the sentence deters others.

“The sentencing of the court today advances these objectives for punishing Mr. Lindemann for his actions on that day and also sending a message to the community that if you don’t stop after an accident you will go to jail,” said Lindemann.

Lindemann, who is from Oshkosh, was found guilty on several felony charges back in June; including two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, eleven counts of failing to render aid after a boating accident, and one count of negligently operating a boat.

On Thursday afternoon, he apologized for his actions.

“I sit here before you today with a heavy heart, fully aware of the gravity of my actions and the consequences I’ve brought onto myself,” he said. “I want to express my deepest remorse to Mr. Loos, his crew, and all the people on the vessel.”

Lindemann’s attorney argued that Jason did check on the passengers in his boat after the crash. He also said Lindemann drove his boat past the paddle boat that he had hit to see if anybody had fallen in the water before he drove away.

His attorney maintains that Lindemann wasn’t drunk on the night of the crash and the reason he didn’t stop to help people on the paddle boat was because people were threatening him.

Lindemann’s attorney also pointed out that he’s a small business owner with an otherwise good reputation who has also been heavily involved in the community and local charities.

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People who were on the paddle boat said that Lindemann should have done a lot more to help out.

“My first words out of my mouth after the crash is where is the other boats, are they okay, are there any kids in the water,” said one person. “I immediately wanted to help others. Your first though was how can I get out of here without getting into trouble.”

Three victims spoke at the sentencing hearing. Two testified to both physical injuries and emotional trauma from the crash. One woman says she still thinks about the crash whenever she hears boats out on the water.

The owner of the paddle boat that Lindemann hit said there’s still extensive damage on the boat and that he hasn’t been able to resume giving cruises to people. He said he’s lost a lot of money because of the crash.

“I understand that my actions haven’t only had impact on people involved, but also their families, my own, and the community at large,” said Lindemann.

“You and your lawyer have spent the past two years victim blaming, making all of us feel like we were making everything up when you sir were the one creating the narrative that suited you,” said one of the victims.

According to the criminal complaint, Lindemann was driving his powerboat on the Fox River on July 19, 2022, just before 10:00 p.m. when it collided with a paddlewheel cruise boat, injuring more than a dozen people.

The ‘On the Loos’ cruise boat was reportedly carrying 44 people at the time of the crash.

After the incident, Lindemann reportedly dropped off injured passengers from his boat and then drove onto Lake Winnebago. Law enforcement found Lindemann’s boat abandoned at a nearby marina the day after.

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Lindemann was arrested by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office three days after incident occurred.

On August 22, 2024, Lindemann was sentenced to three years of probation with five months conditional jail time.

There will be a hearing to discuss restitution in January. Lindemann will also need to complete 150 hours of community service.

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What You Don't Know About Monaco's Charlotte Casiraghi

As the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and the late Stefano Casiraghi — and the granddaughter of Hollywood legend Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III — Charlotte Casiraghi was born into Monaco's royal family, the Grimaldi dynasty. Yet, unlike her mother and grandmother, she has no royal title and is not held to a life of duty, despite being 11th in line to the throne. This means, as Harper's Bazaar noted, she's been able to pursue her own passions, something she has taken every opportunity to do.

You may have heard that she's a model and brand ambassador for Chanel or that she's a talented equestrian who rode a horse onto the Chanel runway, per Page Six . In addition, she's an incredibly educated woman who's passionate about the literary arts — and has also filled the roles of author, entrepreneur, producer (via IMDb ), and more. If one thing is for sure, it's that she's proven to be much more than just a notable someone's daughter and granddaughter. Keep reading to learn what you don't know about Monaco's Charlotte Casiraghi.

She comes from a long line of strong, independent women

Having Princess Caroline for a mother and Princess Grace (aka Grace Kelly) for a grandmother, Charlotte Casiraghi grew up surrounded by female role models — strong and successful women who, despite the times, pursued interests and careers that were uncommon for women. Born to a model and competitive swimmer mother who became the first women's athletics director at the University of Pennsylvania (per The New York Times ), Grace Kelly was known as one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses in the 1950s (via Vanity Fair ). And, at only 25 years old, Caroline had to take on many of her mother's leadership roles after Grace's tragic death in 1982 (per Hello Monaco ).

Born on August 3, 1986, to Caroline and Stefano Casiraghi, Charlotte was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, whom Caroline described to Madame Figaro in 2020 as "a very free woman and an original" (via Tatler ).

According to  Vanity Fair , Charlotte's mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother were far from the only independent women of the bunch. There was also Princess Alice, wife of Prince Albert I, known for bringing style and culture to Monaco. And, in the present day, there's Pauline Ducruet, Charlotte's cousin who launched a gender-neutral clothing brand. Charlotte described the women in her family to  Harper's Bazaar  as "extremely daring women who did not pursue the life that was expected from them."

Charlotte Casiraghi is no princess

It may not come as a shock to learn that Charlotte Casiraghi is not a princess; she has a last name like the rest of us, with no official royal title. Per People , her mother, Princess Caroline of Monaco, decided not to bestow her children with royal titles at birth. "I'm not a princess," Casiraghi told Vogue Paris (via Vanity Fair ). "My mother is, not me. I am the niece of a head of state. And with this status, I have some representational duties, nothing very constraining or very exceptional."

This was a purposeful move on the part of Caroline, as she wanted to shield her sons, Andrea Casiraghi and Pierre Casiraghi, and her daughter from the judgment of the media so they could live as normal a life as possible. She made this happen by moving the family to a small village in France (per the South China Morning Post ).

Her father died in a boating accident

Charlotte Casiraghi was only 4 years old when her father, Stefano Casiraghi, a successful businessman, heir, and speedboat racing enthusiast, died after his boat flipped over during an offshore racing championship in October 1990. His boating partner, however, survived the accident (per the Los Angeles Times ). According to Anne Edwards, author of "The Grimaldis of Monaco," Princess Caroline was so distraught afterward that she couldn't tell her children about their father's accident and had their grandfather, Prince Rainier III, tell them instead (via Vanity Fair ).

Charlotte has spoken publicly about her father's bravery. "When I think about him, I remember his courage," she said on Italian TV's "Le Parole della Settimana" (via Hola! ). "Everything he did reminds me how brave he was. Losing someone, somehow, makes you take on that courage, to get over the anguish and fear that it provokes. I could say my dad gave me courage."

She is a talented equestrian

A longtime lover of horses and horseback riding, Charlotte Casiraghi is also a fan of competitive show jumping. She first learned show jumping while living with her family in the suburbs of Paris (per Luxury Launches ). In June 2014, she won first place at the Longines Pro-Am Cup International Monte-Carlo show jumping competition along with her teammate, Edwina Tops-Alexander, according to Hello! Magazine . She's since served as honorary president of the show jumping competition. In 2022, she spoke at the event, saying, "I am also very proud that the Longines ProAm Cup celebrates its 12th edition this year. How many friendships between professionals and amateurs has it made? How many passions has it sparked?" (via Hello Monaco ).

In a 2013 interview with Harper's Bazaar , Casiraghi opened up about her love for the animal. "They've had an important role in my life since childhood. They gave me the energy to move forward, the ability to fight, giving me rare confidence and invaluable strength. They taught me great humility, too," she said, adding that, for her, horseback riding is "one of the few Olympic sports where men and women are equal," as it relies "more on the mind and sensibility" than on physical strength.

The model is known for her work with Chanel and Gucci

We already know that Charlotte Casiraghi is a longtime lover of horseback riding and show jumping. She's also a model who combined her love of horses with fashion when she became the face of a Gucci campaign called "Forever Now" that featured her and her horse. "It just seemed natural," she told The New York Times  of the campaign. "They support me as a rider, and Frida [Giannini, a Gucci designer who loves horseback riding] and I collaborated together."

In addition to her work with Gucci, Casiraghi was named Chanel's brand ambassador in 2020. The royal has long been a fan of the fashion house. In fact, she practically grew up with Chanel, thanks to her mother, Princess Caroline's, allegiance to the brand and her friendship with its former head designer, the late Karl Lagerfeld. "It's almost as if I was born with Chanel," Casiraghi said in a video shared to Chanel's Instagram page (via Town & Country ). "I think of photos of my mom when she was pregnant with me. Wonderful photos by Karl Lagerfeld, with her wearing Chanel."

With this kind of childhood, we'd have to expect Casiraghi to be a fashionista — and she is, as Vogue attested to in a 2022 roundup of her top wardrobe choices.

Charlotte once rode a horse down the runway

While Charlotte Casiraghi is a model who's appeared in campaigns for some of the world's most exclusive fashion houses and is also a trained equestrian, it seems she's combined her love of fashion with her love of horses. First, she became the official face of Gucci's equestrian line (per The New York Times ). And beyond that, Chanel's Spring-Summer 2022 Haute Couture fashion show in Paris made headlines when Casiraghi opened the show riding her 8-year-old Spanish bay horse down the runway , noted Vogue . "I like sport, and it's funny to think that the Chanel tailleur is something you can wear for playing golf or riding a horse," Xavier Veilhan, an artist responsible for the event's staging who collaborated with Virginie Viard on the collection, told Vogue.

However, not everyone was in favor of the stunt, with many taking to social media to voice their criticism and concern for the animal's welfare (via Page Six ). "So tacky and unnecessary to use animals in parades!" voiced one follower of Chanel's Instagram page . Another had to say, "How unnecessary is it to have a horse walk a catwalk? Just for the [attendees'] entertainment? #animalabuse."

The beauty is also a brainiac

Charlotte Casiraghi is often seen with her nose in a book, engaging in various intellectual pursuits. Per Vanity Fair , she completed a degree in philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University in 2007. In 2015, she took her love of philosophy further by collaborating with her former professor, Robert Maggiori, to launch Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco , an organization promoting the study of the subject through lectures, events, and collaborations with Monaco schools. Of the project, she told  Harper's Bazaar, "No one on this earth can say they're not interested in philosophical questions. I thought there had to be space to reflect on them and debate outside of universities."

Inspired by the women in her family "to pursue different passions," Casiraghi has developed a program with Chanel where creatives convene alongside Chanel Creative Director Virginie Viard to discuss noted female writers. "A great majority of women in the world still have absolutely no rights to be educated, to have financial support, or to achieve any sort of creative profession," she told Harper's Bazaar.

In 2021, Casiraghi was featured in Chanel's " In the Library of Charlotte Casiraghi ," where she speaks of her love of books. "I want to buy everything, to take as many books as I can carry. And I can never decide ... so I take more and more," she says. "I never feel guilty about it because I tell myself it's not so bad to be addicted to books."

Charlotte has made her mark in publishing and film

An avid reader, Charlotte Casiraghi has turned her intellectual pursuits to the literary world and the big screen. Per Harper's Bazaar , she released a book of essays in 2018 called "Archipel des Passions" with her former philosophy professor, Robert Maggiori, with whom she also collaborated on other projects. The book examines human emotions through a teacher and student's conversations about the meaning of life, a project she dedicated to her late father.

Casiraghi is also a journalist. She's been published in the magazines AnOther Magazine and the Sunday supplement to Britain's Independent, and she served as editor-at-large for Above Magazine in 2009. That same year, she co-founded Ever Manifesto, a magazine that examined fashion's impact on the environment. "It's only been recently that I've questioned the way I've been consuming. I haven't been as conscious as I should have been," she was quoted as saying (via Black Rabbit Special Edition ). She further said the magazine would be published "when we have something to say or people to support."

In 2012, Casiraghi founded her film production company, Swoon Productions, focusing on short films, videos, and documentaries (per Forbes ). As Harper's Bazaar noted, her 2019 film, " Our Lady of the Nile ," was critically received, earning the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020. The film is about schoolgirls from Rwanda studying at a Catholic boarding school in Belgium.

She takes after her mother, Princess Caroline

It probably isn't surprising to learn that Charlotte Casiraghi greatly resembles her mother, Princess Caroline, in more ways than one (per Vanity Fair ). She has inherited her mother's love of fashion and sense of style , regularly taking a front-row seat at fashion shows around the world, as did her mother. And it's been said that both she and Caroline were muses for the late Karl Lagerfeld, who led Chanel for many years. In a Vogue feature sharing some of the royal's best looks, it's clear that Charlotte shares her mother's love for tiered pink dresses, feathered gowns, and tweed suits.

Charlotte also follows in her mother's intellectual footsteps with her varied passions and endeavors. In an interview with both Caroline and Charlotte for Tatler , they spoke of the struggle for women to rise above the boundaries of society. Said Caroline, "I remember my mother telling me in good faith, 'You don't need to go to school.' I also remember a university professor who told me with incredible cruelty: 'You are taking the place of a deserving student.'" Added her daughter, "Being a woman and wanting to express your uniqueness is a struggle, whatever your position ... We see less today the part of sacrifice that there is in being a woman."

Charlotte had two weddings in 2019

On June 1, 2019, Charlotte Casiraghi married film producer Dimitri Rassam, son of French model and actress Carole Bouquet (per People ). As another  People  article noted, they had a civil wedding ceremony at the Palace in Monaco in front of family and friends, in which Casiraghi wore a stunning Yves St Laurent suit in gray adorned with three bows. For the reception that followed at the Mediterranean-facing Villa La Vigie, the bride changed into a strapless Chanel gown. Per People, the focal point of her outfit was her Cartier diamond necklace — the same one her grandmother, Grace Kelly , had received from Prince Rainier III on their wedding day in 1956.

At the end of June, the newlyweds celebrated again, this time with a religious wedding. Sources told People that the ceremony and reception took place in a surprise location: the Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Pierredon in the south of France just outside St. Remy de Provence. As a source close to Casiraghi told People, the location had a special meaning: It's where her mother, Princess Caroline, had taken her and her brothers to live after the sudden death of their father. "It is this particular love of Provence she wants to share with her family and friends," said the source.

This time, according to Town & Country , the bride chose a gown designed by Giambattista Valli that slightly resembled the one her mother wore for her 1978 wedding to Philippe Juno.

The multitalented heiress is a mom of two

Charlotte Casiraghi is also a mother of two boys. As Us Magazine  noted, in 2013, the married royal welcomed her first child, son Raphaël Elmaleh, with French-Canadian comic Gad Elmaleh. Casiraghi and Elmaleh were together for four years prior to splitting in 2015.

In July 2018, per People , Casiraghi announced she was pregnant with her second child with her then-fiance, film producer Dimitri Rassam. Their son, Balthazar Rassam, was born later that year. According to Who.com.au , which had obtained exclusive photos of a pregnant Casiraghi, the two had gotten engaged during a ski trip in Austria, where they were joined by Casiraghi's mother, Princess Caroline.

The couple, who began dating in 2016 (per People), apparently share a lot in common: They both received a degree from Paris-Sorbonne University, and Rassam, like Casiraghi, has a child from a previous relationship, as he shares a daughter with his ex-wife.

Charlotte Casiraghi is an avid skier

Skiing is another of Charlotte Casiraghi's favorite pastimes, as evidenced by her many ski trips over the years. A love for the slopes is also something she shares with her mother, Princess Caroline. In March 2016, she was photographed skiing at Zurs Ski Center in Austria wearing the Moncler Puffer Jacket and matching Moncler Flared Ski Pants, as Star Style noted.

Per Hola! , in February 2020, the two Monaco royals shared some mother-daughter bonding time while skiing in Austria with family. Joining them were Casiraghi's older son, Raphaël Elmaleh; her brother, Pierre Casiraghi, his wife, Beatrice Borromeo; and their then-infant son, Francessco Casiraghi. Also in attendance were her younger sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, who brought her boyfriend, Ben Sylvester Strautmann. 

Over Christmas 2021, Charlotte was spotted in Switzerland at the Gstaad Ski Center with Caroline; her husband, Dimitri Rassam; and her other brother, Andrea Casiraghi, for yet another family ski vacation, per Monaco News.

Charlotte has lived in some beautiful properties throughout France

In April 2018, Architectural Digest shared details about the fine places Charlotte Casiraghi has resided. At the time of publication, a newly engaged Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam lived together with her son, Raphaël, in a Paris apartment in the Left Bank, where they were often seen together. According to the magazine, Casiraghi had moved to an "opulent" apartment in the area after her breakup with Raphaël's father, Gad Elmaleh.

When Casiraghi and Rassam want to get away, they have their country house in Barizon, France, a property she acquired in 2016. While the couple has never brought cameras into the house, its decor is said to consist of both new and vintage items, per the magazine.

Additionally, Casiraghi was raised at The Farm in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, along with her brothers, Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi. Her mother, Princess Caroline, had moved the family to the secluded country estate in 1990 shortly after their father's death. Later, Caroline and her third husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, moved their brood to The Manor, a 7,500-square-foot historic property in Mée-Sur-Seine, France, which they bought from Caroline's close friend, Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld.

Architectural Digest also described Caroline's pink neo-classical home, Villa Clos Saint-Pierre, in Monaco-ville, the historic part of Monaco, near the Prince's Palace. While we don't know whether Charlotte ever lived there, it's likely she has spent a night or two.

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Powerboat operator sentenced to jail for cruise boat crash

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The man convicted in a boat crash on the Fox River was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday.

A Winnebago County courtroom was packed for Jason Lindemann’s sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon. Lindemann, who is a prominent businessman and has been called a leader in the community, apologized at the hearing, saying that he takes responsibility for his behaviors and asking the judge for leniency. The state asked the judge to treat him like any other person and to hold him accountable.

In addition to five months in jail, he’ll spend 3 years on probation. The judge put many stipulations on his probation, including 50 hours of community service every year, counseling, and an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) assessment. The judge decided on 50 hours a year for each year of probation based on the number of people’s lives Lindemann put in danger that night. Requests for restitution, which Action 2 News has heard may be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars range, will be decided at a hearing in January.

Lindemann, now 54, crashed his powerboat into a paddlewheel cruise boat with 44 people on board in July 2022. Witnesses said he then turned off the lights of the powerboat as he fled.

A jury convicted him on 14 counts, including Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Failure to Render Aid after a Boating Accident Resulting in Injury, and Negligent Operation of Boat. He was acquitted on one of the Failure to Render Aid counts.

“Mr. Lindemann affected 50 other people’s lives that day. Had he stopped and rendered aid, we may not be here. It would potentially have been a week-long story about another accident on the water.” said judge Michael Gibbs. “There were pleas on the shore and in his own boat to stop and do the right thing. Your actions that day were cowardly and this most offensive to the boating community.”