A MILLIONAIRE businessman has been cleared of manslaughter after his friend died in a speedboat crash off the Isle of Wight.
Winchester Crown Court heard Aaron Brown, 34, crashed a jet-powered RIB into his luxury yacht, killing Ryan McKinlay, 36.
Mr McKinlay was sitting on the 62ft yacht, Fairline Targa True Blue, and was thrown into the water at Osborne Bay during the incident in June, 2015 — a tragedy filmed by Mr McKinlay’s wife, Fran, the footage of which was played to the court.
Hampshire telecoms executive Mr Brown, who denied manslaughter by gross negligence, was this week found not guilty by a jury.