It is SO transparent what's going on here. The lying bastard of a deputy sees his future (justifiably) ruined, and is doing every thing possible, with the help of unscrupulous lawyers, to squirm out of it. He's now saying he was travelling 10mph less than b4, 30-35, which is STILL an insane speed at night with a new moon. Before he was on record as admitting to operate unsafely, he's now still admitting to operating unsafely, but also on record as a liar.

I really don't see how a case is going to hold up against the sailboat operator at this point, now that the state is getting involved. The deputy should lose everything he owns and spend a minimum of 5-10 years in prison for this. It's a shame because everyone is going to lose out of this no matter who "wins". The only ones who won't lose are the lawyers.