On 5/16/10 at 2:30 a.m. DEM officers were contacted regarding a fatal boat accident that took place on Dispair Island, Narragansett Bay.  The boat was being opearated at a high rate of speed (39 mph) in unfamiliar waters in the evening.  Around 1:40 a.m. the operator hit the rocky Island (Despair Is) head on. The boat ramped the island, became airborn and then rolled 180 degrees.  Two of the passengers were throw from the boat onto the island.  The other three remained in the boat during the crash .  The two woman that were thrown onto the island were later pronounced dead at the hospital.  The other three sustained serious injuries.  The operator's blood alcohol content was over 0.09 and was positive for drugs.
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