Top stories of 2009: No. 1, Bismarck Dinius acquitted in boat crash case

The following case pitted a law enforcement officer against a sailboat captain, Bismarck Dinius, who was run over from behind, killing one of his crew. One interpretation is that the lawman was protected by zealous prosecution of the sailboat captain on the basis of his being drunk at the time of the crash.

LINK : Lake County News | California - Top stories of 2009: No. 1, Bismarck Dinius acquitted in boat crash case