Florida CEO Killed in a Hit-and-Run Boat Crash as Son Survives [WATCH]

A South Florida business executive was killed and his teenage son injured after a hit-and-run boat crash in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach on Wednesday evening, authorities said, as reported by The New York Post.

Davide Veglia, founder and president of ABTS Convention Services, was aboard a small dinghy with his 14-year-old son when a larger vessel collided with them at approximately 8:11 p.m., according to reports from NBC 6 South Florida.

The crash occurred in a channel off Miami Beach.

Florida CEO Davide Veglia killed, teen son hospitalized in hit-and-run Miami boat crash https://t.co/Bj01IzwLvv pic.twitter.com/jjpHpNvm7Q

— New York Post (@nypost) March 27, 2026

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Officials said the impact from the larger boat ejected both Veglia and his son into the water. The son sustained a broken arm and was transported to a local hospital. Veglia was also taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the incident as a fatal hit-and-run.

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Surveillance images released by the agency show a multi-motor vessel believed to be involved leaving the scene shortly after the crash.

“The vessel involved has not yet been identified and is described as possibly a 20- to 30-foot boat with possibly two outboard motors and is described as possibly a dark blue boat with black bottom paint,” FWC Officer George Reynaud said at a press conference Thursday.

Authorities said the suspected vessel was last seen traveling north from Biscayne Bay between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Investigators have not identified the operator, and no arrests have been announced.

The FWC is asking anyone who saw the hit-and-run or who may have surveillance video or other information to call the Wildlife Alert Hotline. https://t.co/yKzPIOmcqh

— CBS Miami (@CBSMiami) March 27, 2026

Witnesses in the area described hearing calls for help immediately after the collision. Two teenagers, Samuel Londoño and Enzo Avelino, said they responded after hearing shouting from the water.

“We hear ‘Help, help!’ That’s when I run to the dock, and I see like a silhouette or like a shadow of something, and we make it out and [say], ‘That’s someone, they need help, they need help,’” Londoño told WSVN.

“We instantly called the cops, let them know everything. I yelled for him to float before the cops came, and he floated. He was, like, floating there with his dad, holding him,” Avelino said.

“The dad was unconscious when they got him and brought him back.”

Emergency responders arrived and transported both victims from the water to a hospital. Authorities confirmed Veglia did not survive his injuries.

Guy and his kid plowed over by one of our notoriously very careful, watchful and fully aware of their surroundings safe boaters on Biscayne Bay last night. RIP pic.twitter.com/M5WSWdUOA1

— Branch Floridian (@JackLinFLL) March 26, 2026

Veglia founded ABTS Convention Services in 1995 when he was 25 years old. The company operates in multiple cities, including Miami, San Francisco, Rome, and Belgrade, according to his LinkedIn page.

Following the incident, Veglia’s friend Joao Moraes spoke about the loss.

“I can’t stand God took this man, too young,” Moraes told NBC 6. “I lost my best friend.”

“Davide, my friend, the best friend, I miss in my life, great passion with soccer, with everything,” Moraes said, adding that they had spoken earlier in the day and planned to meet for lunch on Friday.

“I’m in shock. I sat down all day and cried because I lost the best person in my life,” Moraes added.

Authorities continue to search for the vessel and its operator as the investigation remains ongoing.

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