2019 Murdaugh Boat Crash Lawsuit Settled, Attorneys Say
Lawsuits filed over the fatal 2019 boat crash caused by the son of South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh have been settled. In February 2019, Paul Murdaugh crashed his family boat into the Archers Creek Bridge in Beaufort, South Carolina. Mallory Beach and several other teenagers were on board at the time. Beach, 19, was thrown into the water and killed as a result. But while Paul was facing trial in relation to the deadly crash in the summer of 2021, Alex killed him and his mother, Margaret. Prosecutors claim that Alex murdered his family to avoid responsibility for the financial crimes he had ...