A 55-year old Newtown man has been arrested by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police on charges related to a fatal boating collision on Lake Zoar this summer.

.July 11Mark Rudzinski faces a variety of charges in connection with the collision that killed Randall Pineau, a 52-year old Sandy Hook man on 

Pineau was operating a pontoon boat on the lake in the area of Mohawk Trail in Sandy Hook, when his vessel was hit by a ski boat operated by Rudzinski.

EnCon Police charged Rudzinski with violations of CGS.15-131(7), Rules for preventing collisions and failure to keep proper lookout; and CGS.15-140k, Reckless boating, first degree.

.October 31Rudzinski was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on 

, Pineau was taken by ambulance to Danbury Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.9:30 pmAfter the collision, which took place at around 

His wife, Katherine who suffered minor injuries, was also transported to that hospital where she was treated and released.

There were a total of six people aboard the two vessels - four on the pontoon boat operated by Pineau and two on the ski boat operated by Rudzinski.