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Pitcher José Fernández was driving boat during crash that killed 3, investigators say

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Miami Marlins star pitcher José Fernández was driving the speeding boat that crashed into a jetty last September off the coast of Miami Beach, killing the 24-year-old and his two friends, investigators announced Thursday.

The 46-page report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission determined that the vessel —which slammed into the north jetty at Government Cut off Miami Beach — was traveling at more than 65 mph and that Fernández was over the legal limit for alcohol and had cocaine in his system.