Speedboat skipper tells court he lost vision before crash which killed girl

Michael Lawrence denied he was showing off before collision with buoy in Southhampton Water in which Emily Lewis, 15, died

The skipper of a speedboat that crashed into a buoy, killing a 15-year-old girl, has told a court he felt light-headed and lost his vision for a “split second” before the impact.

Emily Lewis suffered fatal injuries when the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) collided with the 4.5 metre-high buoy at more than 40mph in Southampton Water, leaving a number of other passengers seriously injured.