Clearwater Ferry

Jeffry Knight, 62, was charged Monday with eight felony counts of Leaving the Scene of a Vessel Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury and Death.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission charged Jeffry Knight with eight felony counts in connection with the fatal crash with the Clearwater Ferry in April.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission charged Knight with eight felony counts in connection with the fatal crash with the Clearwater Ferry in April.

The ferry service will operate Thursday through Sunday after a boat crashed into it, killing one person and injuring several others.

A husband and wife who were passengers with their two young children say "the scars we are left with may never go away."

The attorney for Clearwater boat owner, Jeffry Knight, sent a letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that included what he says are handwritten, notarized statements from several passengers on the boat.

The announcement comes days after the venue's owner struck the Clearwater Ferry on Sunday night.

Said Sandy Todd, the victim's sister: “I know my brother is not coming back, but I want the person who is responsible for this situation to pay for what he did.”

As of Monday night, no charges have been filed in the crash that killed one person and injured several others. Police have released the names of the man who was killed on the ferry, as well as both boat operators.

The deceased and injured were among 45 people aboard the Clearwater Ferry. The crash was declared “a mass casualty incident” by Clearwater Fire & Rescue.

Plans call for it to operate multiple times on Thursday to Sunday starting Nov. 1.

It's ahead of the June 28 opening and weeklong events at Coachman Park and The Sound amphitheater.