A Miami businessman and civic leader was behind the wheel in Florida Keys boat crash
A well-known South Florida businessman was behind the wheel of a boat that crashed Sunday night in the Florida Keys, killing a teen and injuring others according to an initial report from the investigating Florida agency,
George Ignacio Pino, the president of the Doral-based commercial real estate brokerage company State Street Realty, was among those injured when the boat hit an Intracoastal channel marker around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Broad Creek, a waterway in the Upper Keys.
A 17-year-old Miami-Dade high school senior died after the crash, which injured about 10 people, including Pino and his wife, Cecilia Pino, who is also listed as a company executive. Investigators said in the report that the crash does not appear to be alcohol-related.
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George Pino has more than 25 years of experience in real estate brokerage, land development and property management and has generated over $1.75 billion in sales. He’s also a member of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, where the boat was stationed before the crash.
Five times, he was awarded the Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Broker of the Year award. He was a finalist for the honor two other times. He was even interviewed by Fox Business Network last year about the industrial real estate market in South Florida.
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The Miami businessman is also a member of the Orange Bowl Committee, a meal server and mentor at Miami and Fort Lauderdale Ronald McDonald houses and a mentor to students at Christopher Columbus High School. Since 2014, Pino has been a part of Neighbors 4 Neighbors, a Miami nonprofit founded because of Hurricane Andrew that helps people in need after disasters.
