SYNOPSIS:
On June 7, 2012, at approximately 1510 hours, three people rented two personal watercrafts from Island Surf & Ski Watersports on the Banana River Lagoon in Merritt Island. While underway at a planing speed, V-1 was struck by V-2 on V-1's Port Quarter resulting in injuries to the occupant of V-1 and fiberglass hull damage to both vessels. The injured occupant was transported to shore by V-1 where they notified an employee of Island Watercraft Rentals that an accident occurred and he contacted 911. Brevard County Fire Rescue arrived on scene and transported the victim to Cape Canaveral Hospital. 
INVESTIGATION:
On June 7, 2012, I, Officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (herein FWC), was conducting state water patrol on the Indian River in Brevard County when I was dispatched to a boating accident with injuries. The incident was reported to FWC Dispatch by Surf & Ski Watersports in Merritt Island. The dispatcher advised that all of the subjects involved with the accident had made it to shore. I docked my patrol vessel at Reliant Energy Power Plant in Port St. John and responded by land.
Officer also responded to the call and arrived on scene at approximately 1556. I arrived on scene at approximately 1610 hours. Upon my arrival, I spoke with the owner and an employee of the rental shop. All parties involved in the collision had been transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital. The employee informed me that the subjects had rented two personal watercraft (PWC) from them. He advised that he had helped the subjects launch the PWC's after he informed them about their safety equipment and the surrounding manatee zones. employee advised that about 25 minutes after the subjects had launched, he observed V-1 and V-2 operating on a full plane through the manatee zone, heading back to where they had launched. He said he was wondering why they had ran through the manatee zone on full plane when he noticed that the occupant on V-1 was bloody and unconscious. employee called 911 as soon as the subjects reached the shore. employee provided me with a sworn written statement, rental agreement and registrations for the vessel's involved. While on scene, I inspected and took digital photographs of the PWC's and assessed the damages. After these inspections, I went to the hospital to interview all parties involved. 
I arrived at Cape Canaveral Hospital at approximately 1657 hours. After advising her of her rights, I interviewed the operator of V-2. Operator2 said that she was driving V-2 and that her step-son was operating V-1 with her husband on the back of the PWC. She said that she was following about 20 feet behind V-1 when it made a sudden sharp turn in front of her and she could turn V-2 in the opposite direction in time to avoid collision. She could not recall in which direction V-1 had turned in front of her. She said that the next thing she knew her husband was unconscious in the water. She provided me with a sworn written statement.
 I then interviewed the operator of V-1, after advising him of his rights. He advised that he was operating V-1 with his father riding on the back of the PWC. He said that his step-mother was riding behind him when he made a sharp turn to the left in the shape of a U. He said his step-mother attempted to mimic the same turn but could not turn as sharply and ran into the rear port side of V-1 with the bow of V-2. His father fell off the PWC due to the impact of the vessels colliding and was unconscious in the water. Opeartor1 jumped off of V-1 and retrieved his father from the water and set him on the back of V-1 to transport him to shore for help.

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