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A former Belvedere resident charged with killing his son in a boating mishap has completed his diversion program, and a judge dismissed his case Thursday.

Javier Burillo, 62, was arrested in after taking his two sons by powerboat to a restaurant on the San Francisco waterfront.

Biography javier burillo belvedere ca Both were pulled aboard and transported to the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, where the year-old boy was pronounced dead. Pope Francis injures forearm in fall January 17, Last Sunday, the year-old Belvedere man was arrested on allegations he caused the death of his year-old son during a boating trip on San Francisco Bay. His wife, Rose, once called police in to report a complaint about a neighbor.

On the way back, the sons fell off the boat in choppy water near Angel Island, and the propeller blades struck them both. His year-old son Grant died, and the other son, 27, suffered leg injuries.

The Tiburon Police Department investigated the case. Authorities alleged that Burillo drank at least half a bottle of wine in about 40 minutes in San Francisco before heading back home.

The prosecution charged Burillo with vehicular manslaughter, intoxicated boating and child endangerment.

Authorities said Burillo’s blood-alcohol concentration was measured at % about three hours after the incident.

Biography javier burillo belvedere Javier Burillo petitioned for the divorce. Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window Click to email a link to a friend Opens in new window. More in Local News. Tiburon police booked him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with a vessel, willful harm or injury to a child and operating a boat while under the influence.

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The defense sought from the outset to reduce the case from a felony matter. It alleged the boy’s death was caused by boat design defects that failed to protect him from the propeller. It also argued that the evidence of legal intoxication was inconclusive, and that Burillo did everything he could to save his son.

Judge Beverly Wood agreed to reduce the charges to misdemeanors.

Later, Judge Geoffrey Howard granted diversion in the case, allowing Burillo to potentially avoid a conviction and get a clean slate if he completed certain rehabilitative requirements.

The Marin County District Attorney’s Office opposed diversion.

“This office strongly believes in rehabilitation, but Mr. Burillo’s case resulted in the death of a child which we believe requires a higher level of accountability than diversion,” District Attorney Lori Frugoli said at the time.

Burillo, a resort developer whose family owns the Mexican media conglomerate Televisa, sold his home in on Bellevue Avenue in Belvedere after the incident.

“Mr.

Burillo is very grateful for this dismissal, and thanks the Marin courts for treating this very difficult case fairly and compassionately,” his defense attorney, Douglas Horngrad, said Thursday. “Since this tragedy, Javier has dedicated himself to his rehabilitation and sobriety.”

“Most importantly, Javier now works full time for his charity named for his son, Grant’s Crusade, which is dedicated to helping neurodiverse children in need of support, and assistance, everywhere,” Horngrad said.

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