RedactedNarrative: On September 30, 2023, at approximately 1615 hours, a single vessel allision occurred at the Fishing Pier in Punta Gorda, Florida. The vessel involved was a 11-foot Personal Watercraft - (V1) operated by one adult male with one adult female passenger. V1 was traveling east in the Peace River at a high rate of speed. The operator had an illegal blood alcohol level at the time of the incident when he drove V1 into the Fishing Pier. Both occupants were ejected from the vessel. They were both found floating unconscious in the water and brought to shore. They were both transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center. The female passenger was released with minor injuries while the operator later died due to injures sustained from the impact.; Right temporal fracture with a right parietal intraparenchymal hemorrhage and cuts and brusing located all over body
NameOfBodyOfWater: Peace River
NearestCityTown: PUNTA GORDA                   