PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A suspect has been charged with Intoxication Manslaughter in connection to the death of an Abilene man killed at Possum Kingdom Lake this weekend.
Justin Pillard was booked into the Palo Pino County Jail Saturday for Intoxication Manslaughter with Vehicle then was releaed from jail after posting a $30,000 bond.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says Pillard was operating a boat when the boat’s propeller struck and killed a 23-year-old Abilene man who was being pulled in a tube behind.
This young man, who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.