Owner stated that he asked the girls if they were going to drive the PWC's; if they were, they had to take the boater safety test.  They both stated, "No".  When they came back from the ride, Owner inspected the PWC's and noticed damage to both vessels.  Owner was informed that they had wrecked, one PWC jumped the other PWC. 
     I asked Owner where the guys were that rented the PWC's.  He stated that Subject was sitting on a chair by his booth and Subject2 went to get his dad, since they were financially responsible for the damage to the vessels.  I saw Subject sitting in a beach chair.  Owner pointed at the damaged PWC's; we walked towards them to see the damage.  I looked behind me and saw that Subject was gone and Owner was running towards the road.  I ran to the road with Owner, but Subject was gone.  I went back to the rental booth to get all the information on the two renters from their paperwork.  
     The two girls asked what was going on.  They stated that they were driving the PWC's at the time of the wreck.  Owner stated that they were not supposed to drive, he told them again about their not wanting to take the boaters safety test.  One of the girls stated that while they were out on the water, the guys wanted to switch and let them drive.  I asked the girls where their friends went; they stated that they did not know.  They met them the day before, stayed with them that night, but did not know their names, how long they were in town, phone numbers, where their room was or where they were from.  
     I told the girls that since they were operating the vessels at the time of the accident, I had to get their information for the accident report.  Operator1 stated that they were traveling east at about 30 MPH, she went to turn left, hit a wave and were thrown off.  Operator2 stated that she was following Operator1 about 20 yards behind her and to the left a little bit.  When Operator1 turned left and was thrown off of the PWC, Operator2 did not have time to avoid it, running it over.  
     Operator2 was issued a citation for no boater safety card, F.S. 327.395(1), and warned for violation of a Navigation Rule 5 Look Out, 327.33(3b).  Operator1 was issued a citation for no boater safety card, F.S. 327.395(1).
     I took photographs of the damage to the vessels.  The vessel FL 9330 PC, had a hole punched through the bow from running over the other PWC.  The vessel FL 2876 PF, was struck on the left side causing scrape marks on the rear hand rest, stress cracks in the fiberglass around the right side where your feet rest and a large crack in the fiberglass from the seat to the foot area.
     On Saturday, August 3, 2013, I met with Owner to get a sworn statement from him and to get a copy of the paperwork from Subject2 and Subject, (see attached).
PANAMA CITY BEACH