Accused in fatal Lake Ontario boat crash denies driving when disaster struck [Video]

Filip Grkovski denies he was driving the ill-fated motor boat that crashed into rocks off Outer Harbour Marina on Lake Ontario just before midnight on May 31, 2022, resulting in the deaths of two passengers onboard.

“Who was driving the boat when the accident happened?” asked defence lawyer Alan Gold. Grkovski replied, “Eddie,” referring to his friend Edward Denkha who has already testified as a Crown witness at trial.

The 41-year-old Mississauga man is on trial for eight counts including two counts of each impaired operation and criminal negligence causing death.

Grkovski said he co-owned the 30-foot Doral 300 and said he was captain of the boat that day. He said he trusted his friend to take the boat into the marina after an afternoon and evening spent drinking while tied up with four to five other boats near the Toronto Islands.

Grkovski said he had four to five drinks that afternoon …