Drunk repeat offender called a 'ticking time-bomb' before 80-mph boating collision killed woman: prosecutors

An intoxicated boater with a history of driving under the influence decapitated a woman after he crashed into her boat while going 80 miles per hour over the weekend, prosecutors said.

Richard Stevenson, 45, allegedly smashed his 31-foot pontoon into the back of a 20-foot Crownline in a no-wake zone at high speeds, killing a 48-year-old woman and injuring her husband after a day of heavy drinking on the Fox River in Illinois on Saturday, July 25 at approximately 2:30 p.m., according to the McHenry County State Attorney’s Office.