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A lawsuit filed in San Diego alleges a Coast Guard vessel that slammed into a boat last year during a Christmas boat parade, killing an 8-year-old boy, was traveling at a dangerous rate of speed.<\/p>\n
The suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of those inside the pleasure boat and comes as federal officials are trying to determine what caused the crash, which injured several people on the boat.<\/p>\n
The accident cast a grim shadow over San
\nDiego’s annual Christmas tradition, which features fireworks and scores
\nof boats with holiday lights and decorations. <\/p>\n
The boy, Anthony Cole DeWeese of San Diego, was pronounced dead shortly
\nafter the crash, and five people, including two children, were
\ninjured.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Coast Guard officials declined to provide specifics
\nabout the collision, saying it was under investigation. <\/p>\n
The DeWeeses and two other families are seeking unspecified damages from the federal government in
\nthe negligence and wrongful-death suit.<\/p>\n
The boy’s
\nfather, Alan DeWeese, 44, said he believed the 33-foot Coast Guard
\nvessel was going at a high rate of speed.<\/p>\n