Family of teen who died on Alex Murdaugh’s boat awarded $20M settlement

The family of Mallory Beach have won a multi-million-dollar settlement after their 19-year-old daughter was killed in a crash aboard a boat owned by Alex Murdaugh, who is currently serving a life sentence for killing his own wife and son. Authorities believe that Murdaugh’s slain son, Paul Murdaugh, was driving the boat under the influence of alcohol when he steered into a bridge piling in 2019. He was 19 at the time, and thus under the legal drinking age in the U.S.

• Family of teen who died on Alex Murdaugh’s boat awarded $20M settlement