Jeff Carlson's case will be back before an Indian River County judge on March 17 at 9 a.m. for a private attorney docket call.
Records from the Indian River County Clerk of Courts state this is a status hearing and attorneys will indicate whether they need more time with discovery, if they're ready for a plea or if they're ready to set a trial date.
Carlson, 40, was charged with boating under the influence manslaughter and vessel homicide. Former Gov. Charlie Crist suspended Carlson in December from the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners.
The defendant was reportedly operating a 22-foot boat when it struck a channel marker near the docks of an Indian River County marina and restaurant on July 24, 2010. The accident caused Carlson's wife, Julie, to slam against the marker and sign.
She died the following day at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement toxicologist calculated that Jeff Carlson's blood-alcohol level at the time of the accident was between 0.110 and 0.150, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.
A sample of Carlson's blood was taken three hours after the 10:18 p.m. accident, the affidavit stated. The BAC level then was 0.076, according to the affidavit.
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