On June 10, 2012, I, Texas Game Warden was patrolling Coleto Creek Reservoir when I was contacted by Game Warden about a boat accident that had occurred at the lake.  The only information Warden had was that one subject was being transported to the boat ramp in Coleto Creek Park and that EMS was enroute to the ramp to assist.  I was on the upper part of Perdido Creek and headed toward the boat ramp to check on the subject involved at the boat ramp.  While enroute I was passing the island next to the power plant was flagged down by a boat next to the island.  I made contact and was informed that one of the individuals on this boat was the operator of the vessel involved in the boat accident.  I had him get onto my boat and put on a PFD so that he could show me where the boat accident occurred.  We went to the location of the boat accident and I observed a red boat on the shoreline that had collided with a dock behind a residence.  

I advised Warden by phone where I was and the location of the boat accident so, that he could be enroute to the location of the crash.  At this time I identified the operator of the vessel as Operator. Upon arrival of Warden I had him photograph the vessel as it sat with only the transom of the boat still in the water.  While Warden photographed the boat I spoke with the operator of the vessel and he told me that as he went into the turn of the bend he lost power and the motor died.  At this time he felt as he could not steer the boat and jumped from the moving vessel.  I asked him what he was doing prior to the accident and he stated that the group had just gone for a run around the lake.  I asked Operator if he had been drinking prior to the accident and he stated that he had drank about three beers.  I took Operator away from next the boat, where I could get to level ground.  I told Operator that I needed him to perform a few tasks to make sure that he was not intoxicated.  I had Operator perform the three tests for the Standardized Field Sobriety, and he completed the tests in a satisfactory manner.  

At this time subject arrived at the scene as he had gone with Victim who was the injured subject at the boat ramp.  Subject stated to me that he, Victim and Operator were riding in Operator’s boat when the motor shut down.  He stated that they were heading toward the shore when he jumped out of the boat.  He stated that when he came up that the boat was on the shore and that Victim was hurt.  He stated that someone picked them up and transported them to the boat ramp.  Operator with the assistance of another boat, pulled the boat back into the water and he started the boat and drove it back to the boat ramp.  

Once at the boat ramp with the boat on the trailer I took more photos of the boat and the damage to the boat.  This was done at the ramp due to the area where the boat hit the shoreline there was debris on top of the boat.  The damage to the boat was located on the front of the boat on the keel, due to ramping upward on concrete and hitting a sitting area.  There was damage to the rub rail pulling it off the boat on both sides and a hole in the boat on the starboard side of the boat above the water line   The hole in the boat was due to a piece of pipe that was part of the structure of the dock/ sitting area.  The hole in the boat was approximately 3-4 inches across and approximately 8-10 inches long.  
Warden and I went to Detar Hospital in Victoria to check on the injuries of Victim.  I met with Victim who was in the ER of the hospital.  Victim stated to me that he was in the boat with Operator and Subject and he was in the front port side seat of the boat. Victim stated they had gone to make a run around the lake and

Victoria                      