On July 2, 2012, I, Conservation Police Officer was contacted by Sgt. to assist him on a boat accident at Lake Holiday. I proceeded to the location arriving around 9:45am. When I contacted Sgt., he was citing an individual involved in the accident for OUI. I learned at this time that a boat had nearly struck another boat of a fisherman, and in an evasive manuever to avoid striking the fishing boat swerved and struck a boat lift with a boat on it owned by a subject who was not present. There was 2 boaters operators involved on vessel 1 and the Lake Holiday Security was notified at the time of the incident. 

The subject fishing stated that the boat came around a turn in the lake and almost struck his fishing boat by about 6 feet. The passenger then grabbed and jerked the steering wheel from the operator (Operator1). Their boat then turned and struck the boat lift/boat. I then went to the location of the boat lift to view the damage. Sgt. and I met with the marina employee who assisted us in getting information on the type of damage. I photographed the damage to the boat lift and boat that was on the lift, with a majority of the damage being on the boat lift. We then returned to complete the paperwork on the OUI arrest, and I assisted Sgt. with some of the paperwork. I then proceeded to the marina where boat was docked, and took pictures of the damage to that vessel. I then departed the lake, and contacted lift owner by phone to inform him that he needs to get an estimate of the damages to his boat lift and boat.

On July 10, 2012, after several attempts to reach lift owner, he finally gave me the estimates from the marina on both his boat lift/boat and the offenders boat. This was added to the report, as well as all the other information gained from both parties.
The fisherman, who was almost struck by boat stated the vessel #1 was traveling at a high rate of speed. V1 Passenger stated he was going about "20-30mph". V1 Passenger added that to avoid hitting fisherman they swerved and in doing so came in contact with the boat lift and boat on the lift. There were no injuries reported, and V1 Passenger admitted that both subjects were consuming alcohol before deciding to go for a boat ride. It was unknown whether there was any safety equipment aboard vessel #1, when Sgt. encountered the subject (V1 Passenger)  was already at his residence. The boat was docked at his slip in the Lake Holiday Marina. Operator1 has remained uncooperative and it is unknown if he has any formal boating education or number of years of operator experience.

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