Adults at the party asked them not to take the boat back because of foggy and misty weather conditions.
Links to depositions below
Depositions released in Mallory Beach wrongful death lawsuit
‘Some offered to drive them. But that didn’t happen, and the group left around midnight.
According to testimony, Paul was intoxicated at the party and insisted on driving his boat back.
Murdaugh’s cousin says he knew Murdaugh was drunk before leaving the party and offered to call an Uber for the group. But he says they wanted to ride back on the boat.
Some in the group also wanted to stop for one last drink which caused an argument with others who didn't.
While at a bar in downtown Beaufort, Murdaugh got into an argument. The group then left and Murdaugh insisted on driving his boat back.
A friend and a relative testified about Paul's intoxicated and erratic behavior moments before the crash.
Murdaugh’s cousin, Anthony Cook, says he then got into an altercation with his girlfriend aboard the boat. He slapped, yelled and cursed at her.
He then stripped down to his underwear in 40 degree weather. Those who testified said it was something he did when he was drunk.
They also say, they would call him “Timmy” because he turned into a completely different person while intoxicated.
Murdaugh then got behind the wheel and pushed the boat full throttle. This ultimately lead to the deadly crash a short time later.
You can read two of the depositions by clicking
here and
here.
Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty.