14-Year-Old Long Island Boy Dies After Crashing Jet Ski Into Family's Boat
MATTITUCK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A 14-year-old boy died while riding a personal watercraft in Peconic Bay on Long Island on Sunday.
Dominic Trionfo, of Middle Island, took his Jet Ski out in the waters off Mattituck and somehow made a wrong turn, crashing into the anchor chain of his family's boat, his grandfather, John Martinelli, told 1010 WINS' Mona Rivera.
1010 WINS' Mona Rivera reports
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Trionfo had recently received his license and Sunday was the first time he went out on the jet ski alone, Martinelli said.
"He just made a mistake, it's one in a million," Martinelli said. "It's an open bay and he made a wrong turn."
Trionfo was pronounced dead at the hospital.
New York increased the minimum age for operating a personal watercraft in 2005 from 10-years-old to 14.
