On 8/22/2010 at approximately 5:45pm, Operator2 was operating his Four Winns vessel west/southwest out of a cove located north of "Party Cove", south of Sugar Bottom boat ramp on the Coralville Reservoir. Operator2 was attempting to cross the channel so he could continue downstream with the flow of traffic. He was operating between 10 and 20 mph when he noticed a vessel heading north/northwest directly in line with him operated by Operator1. Operator1 continued in the direct path of Operator2's vessel. Operator2 was unsure which direction Operator1 was going to go, so he slowed his vessel to allow Operator1 to continue past. When Operator2 put his boat into neutral, Operator1 veered towards Operator2's vessel. Operator2 only had time to turn his vessel, so that when Operator1's vessel came into contact with his, they collided partially broadside. Operator1's vessel pushed Operator2's vessel partly downward, causing the cleat near the bow on the port side come into contact with the starboard side of Operator1's vessel. The cleat tore through the fiberglass and made a three foot long hole through the side of Operator1's vessel. Nobody was injured and Operator2's vessel was not damaged. Operator1 had been consuming alcohol and was taken in for field sobriety tests and breathe testing. He failed the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, the Walk and turn and the One Leg Stand tests. He tested .257 on the preliminary breath test. Operator1 tested .217 on the datamaster. He was arrested and charged with Boating While Intoxicated.
North Liberty                 