CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Pinellas County businessman who is accused of crashing into the Clearwater Ferry in April, killing one person and injuring several others, has a pre-trial hearing at 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Jeffrey Knight, 62, pleaded not guilty in August after he was charged with eight felony counts for leaving the scene of a boating accident involving death and serious bodily injury.

The backstory:

Knight was the owner of Jannus Live in St. Pete but he stepped down just days after crashing his private vessel into the Clearwater Ferry that was carrying 45 passengers.

Jose Castro was killed, and multiple other people were injured after the crash near the Memorial Causeway on April 27.

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