Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year old president of Bloomsbury USA, was killed Thursday when the motorboat she charted with her family in Italy slammed into a massive sailing yacht
The skipper who was piloting a motorboat during a crash off the Amalfi Coast that killed a prominent New York publisher is under investigation for manslaughter, Italian authorities confirmed.
No charges have been filed against the skipper — a still unnamed Italian reported to be a 30-year-old male — but Salerno Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli confirmed in a press conference that the man is being investigated under suspicion of causing the wreck.
Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year old president of Bloomsbury USA, was killed Thursday when the 29-foot motorboat she’d chartered with her family collided with a 130-foot sailing yacht.
Bloomsbury USA is well-known for publishing the “Harry Potter” books.
Witnesses said the motorboat turned suddenly as it was passing the yacht, then collided with the hull.
