Update: Couple Killed on Lake Murray Were Legally Drunk

The driver and passenger killed in a boat accident late Friday night on Lake Murray were both legally intoxicated, according to toxicology tests.

Chief Deputy Lexington County coroner Randy Martin said Monday that preliminary tests showed that driver Timothy C. Jones, 53, and passenger Kimberly S. Bailey, 45, both of Batesburg-Leesville, were both over the state's legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.08 percent for operating a boat, The State newspaper reported.

Jones reportedly had a blood-alcohol level of 0.357, while Bailey's blood-alcohol measured 0.187, Martin said.

Speed played a factor in the fatal accident, too, The State also reported.

The 17-foot Ranger bass boat, which collided with a dock southwest of the Dreher Island State Recreation Area, was traveling fast enough to cut the wooden dock in half, authorities said. 

Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman said both victims died of severe head trauma. Jones was found and pronounced dead at the scene of the accident late Friday night, while Bailey -- who was ejected in the crash -- was found early Saturday morning by rescuers near the Dreher Island tournament boat ramp.