On may 6th 2012, at approximately 6:30 p.m., i responded to a boat accident at blackjack cove on old hickory lake.  Upon contact with the boat owner, i smelled a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about his person.  His eyes were bloodshot and watery.  His speech seemed to be confused.  Operator could not properly remember where the boat accident happened.  Operator was submitted to a series of field sobriety tasks, in which he was unable to perform correctly.  Operator refused to submit to a blood alcohol test and was charged with boating under the influence and violation of implied consent.  He was placed under arrest and transported to sumner county jail.  
       upon investigating the boat accident, operator''s boat was tied to a dock and he started his boat and took off without first freeing the boat from the dock.  The ropes pulled the cleats out of his boat on each side.  Operator''s boat continued in gear to the dock accross from the one he was tied up to, and he struck a 44'' gibson house boat damaging the railing on the back of the boat.  Also, operator vessel struck a second boat tied to a dock.  The second boat was a 32'' carver, but did not appear to have any damage to it.

GALLATIN                      