A vessel occupied four times was traveling north towards the Kent Narrows.  Another operator was chosen since he stated he knew the area well.  The vessel was traveling out of the channel so it could keep its speed up.  The speed zone only applies to the channel.  The vessel's destination was the Jetty Bar.  
There are two jetties -- the jetty closest to the boat (old stone jetty) and a slightly longer concrete jetty.  The operator turned the vessel in an easterly direction towards its destination but not north enough to avoid the other jetty.  The vessel impacted the cement jetty at high speed ejecting one passenger who impacted the jetty and died.   The two bar/restaurants the vessel was heading for do have lights on the dock.  It would only be supposition to deduce the lights might have masked the second jetty.   The major factors in this fatal accident were that the vessel was traveling outside of the marked channel at night at speed and the second jetty was impacted near its northern extremity.

Three of the occupants were injured when they hit the jetty.   The operator complained of pain in the ribs and head.  He had been drinking but was well under the limit.  The injured were taken to shock trauma with non life threatening injuries.
Grasonville                   