Successful business owners killed in high-speed boat crash after vessel hit land and went airbourne

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-15 17:56:43 | Updated at 2026-09-15 18:39:44 44 minutes ago

Two prominent business owners have been killed after their boat slammed into a peninsula at high speed before going airborne and crashing into a campsite.

Charles Romer, 65, and Jennifer Luzzi, 59, both of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, were pronounced dead following the crash on Lake Havasu on Saturday night.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Division of Boating Safety deputies responded to the area of Cattail Cove State Park at around 7:08 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of a boating collision.

Jennifer Luzzi is pictured. Luzzi was part of a power couple killed in a high-speed boat crash after their vessel went airborne. The Jennifer Luzzi Group

Charles Romer. Facebook/One Motorsports

Deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Division of Boating Safety responded to a reported boating collision on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Cattail Cove State Park on Lake Havasu. Facebook/Mohave County Sheriff's Office

When deputies arrived, they found a 2019 36-foot Douglas Marine boat upside down on land on the Arizona side of the lake, just north of Cattail Cove State Park.

The two occupants were found unresponsive near the wreckage.

Deputies immediately began performing life-saving measures on the pair, while firefighters from San Bernardino County and Lake Havasu City also responded.

Despite the emergency efforts, both Romer and Luzzi were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released additional details about what caused the boat to strike the peninsula or whether any other factors contributed to the crash.