Gazette Reporter Describes Relief In Court After West Verdict

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Ian Pickus

Published May 9, 2017 at 8:24 AM EDT

Lake George, the site of a fatal boat collision last summer.

On Monday, a Warren County, New York jury found Alexander West guilty of eight charges including manslaughter, boating while drunk and leaving the scene of a boat crash that killed an 8-year-old California girl last summer. Prosecutors said West was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when his boat hit the vessel carrying Charlotte McCue and her family on Lake George. The Daily Gazette’s Ned Campbell has been covering the trial over the past three weeks. He spoke with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

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A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.

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