On July 28, 2012 Operator1 took his boat to Elk City Reservoir. Operator1 said that he spent the day wake boarding and at around 22:30 hours was taking people from his group back to the boat ramp. Operator1 said that he had his boat lights on but his all around light was not working. Operator1 said at the time of the accident he was by himself in his boat going back to the cove where the rest of his group was waiting to be picked up. Operator1 said he was traveling north around a point on the east side of the lake just north of the boat ramp. Operator1 said that he was traveling a little faster then 20mph when he drove over the stern of a jon boat. Operator1 said that he heard his motor rev up as he drove over the other boat. After going over the jon boat, Operator1 went back to check on the boat he hit and see if anyone was hurt. At the time of the accident Operator1 said he was driving between two other boats and didn''t see the boat that he hit until he already had hit it. Operator1 said that he had never saw the jon boats all round light. Operator1 learned that there was two people on the jon boat and neither were injured. Both boats went to the boat ramp after the accident. The jon boat had to be towed. A sheriff''s deputy took the initial report at the boat ramp. Operator1 had insurance on his boat through American National Insurance.

The operator of vessel 2  said that he and his brother-in-law were drift fishing on Elk City Reservoir. As they were drifting, they saw the ski boat heading right to them. They had their all round white light turned on and started waving their arms and yelling at the boat heading at them. Both of them saw that the boat wasn''t slowing or changing course, so they both jumped out of their boat into the water right before the other boat hit them. Neither occupants were injured, but their boat had to be towed to the boat ramp.
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