At 8:15 pm I met with Fox Lake officer, who said that two PWCs were involved in the crash.  Officer1 indicated  operators were father and son, and that the father was hit in the leg by the PWC operated by the son. Officer1 also indicated that the father was thinking about going to an acute care center to make sure his leg was not broken.  I left Officer1 with the fax number for our district office at Chain O'' Lakes State Park and requested that he send me a copy of his report when he was finished so that I could follow up on the incident.
On 08/02/11, I received a copy of the incident log from Sgt. of FLPD.  The log contained a phone number for the injured individual, of Burr Ridge, IL and his son,  also of Burr Ridge.  l called Operator2 and interviewed him about the accident.  Operator said he and his son, Operator1, were at Jett Fun to test drive and possibly purchase a PWC from the owner of Jett Fun.  Operator1 was riding a 1997 Sea Doo that Operator2 had purchased around 07/18/11 in Indiana.  Operator2 was operating a Yamaha XL 700 which he subsequently purchased.
Operator indicated he and Operator1 were stationary and facing westward on Nippersink Lake near the piers at Jett Fun.  They talked and decided to head back to the dock.  Operator2 started westward, made a left turn southward, then made another left turn eastward.  Operator2 said that Operator1 made the left turn to go southward, but failed to make the left turn to go eastward and impacted the Yamaha PWC on which Operator2 was riding.  Operator2 said both he and Operator1 were thrown into the water by the force of the impact.
After the crash, Operator2 said he went to the Vista Freestanding Emergency Center in Lake Villa, IL, after asking the Fox Lake police where he could find a local acute care center.  Operator2 said he was admitted and was found to have a broken bone in his the lower portion of his left leg.  He said he was unsure which bone was broken, but that he would not have to wear a cast for the injury.
I found that the Yamaha PWC operated by Operator2 had expired registration.  However, since Operator was test riding the vessel and purchased it the next day, I did not take any enforcement action.   EOR

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