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Cameron Taylor Michaels was sentenced to 60 days in jail for recklessly operating a speedboat during a Christmas boat parade.

Michaels pleaded no contest to charges of reckless operation and culpable negligence after his boat collided with another, injuring several people.

The collision occurred during the annual Christmas boat parade on Sykes Creek, witnessed by hundreds of spectators.

Prosecutors said he was showing off as he recklessly helmed a Corvette-styled speedboat decked with colorful Christmas lights through Sykes Creek canal as hundreds of spectators watched in horror.

Now Cameron Taylor Michaels, 26, the Merritt Island man who helmed another vessel during the 2024 Christmas boat parade, has been sentenced to spend 60 days in the Brevard County Jail Comp

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