{
  "id": 3406832,
  "title": "Who was Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Dankert? 5 things to know about woman killed in Boston Harbor boat crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/who-was-elizabeth-lizzie-dankert-5-things-to-know-about-woman-killed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:39:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-elizabeth-lizzie-dankert-5-things-to-know-about-woman-killed-in-boston-harbor-boat-crash-101787709080083.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elizabeth \"Lizzie\" Dankert, a 24-year-old from Andover, Massachusetts, tragically lost her life in a boat crash in Boston Harbor on May 14. She graduated from Union College with a degree in English and was a member of the college's women's soccer team. As a college athlete, Dankert was an exceptional student-athlete, playing soccer throughout her four years at Union and also working as a tutor in the college's writing center. In addition to her academic pursuits, she held a position as a Federal Aerospace and Defense Representative at PTC, a software company in Boston. The crash left her friends seriously injured and resulted in her death after they were thrown onto rocks when the boat struck a pier near the airport runway. Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden revealed that cellphone footage showed Lawrence Shieh, the operator of the boat, not focusing on the steering wheel seconds before the collision. The video also indicated that Shieh had both hands off the wheel approximately six seconds before the crash, with the boat traveling at an excessively dangerous speed of around 36 mph.",
  "summary": "Lawrence Shieh is facing charges, including involuntary manslaughter, after a grand jury returned an indictment over the May 14 crash.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lawrence Shieh: 5 things on Boston man indicted in boat crash that killed Elizabeth Dankert, injured 2 others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/lawrence-shieh-5-things-on-boston-man-indicted-in-boat-crash-that",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:39:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}