Jason Santo, 42, was operating a boat that struck a sign on the Intracoastal Waterway in Great Bay Inlet in August 2023. Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. A passenger on the boat, 44-year-old Mark Risden of Tabernacle, died in the accident.

Santo and three other passengers were also injured.

Atlantic City tragedy: Criminal complaint against boater whose propeller killed swimmer

The Nov. 6 indictment alleges that Santo was drunk, which impaired his ability to operate the boat.

The accusation against Santo is merely an allegation. He was not convicted in the case.

Risden, 44, was a contractor classification analyst for a division of the New Jersey Department of Treasury, an obituary said. He also helped out part-time at Waller’s Deli in Tabernacle, where he considered the owners and staff a second family.