RedactedNarrative: On june 24, 2012, Operator and six others aboard a 32 foot carver were traveling south along lake michigan shoreline from a concert at northerly island - charter one pavilion in chicago and then returning to Operator's slip at pier 11 marina up the calumet river (see google maps 1-5)
  Approximately nine miles from pier 11, Operator was operating at high rate of speed on lake michigan with six friends in indiana waters and misjudged the wall due to the darkness and current wave conditions.  Operator misjudged the calumet harbor breakwall opening and collided with the breakwall ejecting his vessel completely out of the water and landing on top of the large rock wall approximately 450 feet north of the opening. 
  A commercial vessel contacted uscg, approximately an hour after the collision (according to witnesses), at 2328 to advise them of several persons involved in a boat accident standing on top the break wall.   Uscg soon arrived on scene to rescue all persons and returned them back to the calumet harbor station at 95th street in illinois.
  The chicago police marine division was contacted by uscg to assist in a chemical testing in observation that the Operator was intoxicated.  
  Operator and one other witness were transported to the chicago marine unit.  There were no tests given by cpd for alcohol or drugs. 
  Officer with cpd stated to officer that it did not appear Operator was intoxicated or impaired therefore he did not administer any testing.
  One person stated he was sleeping on the back bench of the vessel at the time of accident and was thrown to the floor and then was slammed into the side wall.  Person also stated if he had been awake and standing up he probably would have been "thrown into the water that's how hard we hit".
  Another person stated she was asleep at the time of the accident inside the cabin and remembers hitting the first bump "like a big log in the water" and doesn't remember the rest "it happened so fast"
  Occupant3 stated she was asleep at the time of the accident as was "thrown off the seat" but did not know how fast they were going.
   Operator stated in an interview with officer that he was unable to see with wall due to current wave conditions (contrary to his first statement to the chicago police marine unit), and was unfamiliar with operating his recently purchased vessel (approximately less than 12 hours of prior operation).  Operator could not advise how fast he was operating the vessel.
  According to Operator his  insurance company - state farm paid out approximately $40,000 for the complete loss of the vessel.
  Officer investigation determined that Operator was operating his vessel at a high rate of speed as he began to hit the wall and quickly turned the wheel to the right causing most of the damage to the port side of the vessel.  The vessel then became airborne due to speed and landed to rest on the top of the break wall.  (see photographs for damage)
  The vessel, over the next day, continued break apart and sunk to the bottom of lake michigan in approximately 28 foot of water just outside the break wall - 475 feet north of the red navigational light (opening gap) on the calumet harbor breakwall. (see google maps)
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityTown: Hammond                       