05/18/2013  9:49 pm - New Braunfels Police Department contacts Texas Parks and Wildlife Law Enforcement Dispatch regarding a boating accident on Lake Dunlap, New Braunfels, Texas. 
05/18/2013  9:54 pm - Texas Parks and Wildlife Law Enforcement Dispatch contacts State Game Warden and informs him of the situation and requests him to investigate. 
05/18/2013  10:20 pm - Game Warden arrives at the Lake Dunlap boat ramp locate underneath the I-35 bridge.  Warden meets with a patrol officer from New Braunfels PD. 
Warden is introduced to a passenger from a boat that was struck by another boat.   
Subject states that there were no serious injuries as a result of the accident, that no one needed to be treated by EMS and that there were no persons missing as a result of the accident. 
Subject states that she was a passenger in a boat operated by her friend, Operator1.  Subject explains that while they were cruising in Operator1's boat, they were struck by an unknown boat traveling in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed.  Subject stated that the boat that struck them did not stop and after the collision. The boat sped away without checking on their well being or exchanging any information.  After the accident, Operator1 operated his boat back to his home and placed it in the boat lift for fear that the boat might sink. A short time later Operator1 arrived at the boat ramp and picked up Subject.  I provided them with my contact information.  Operator1 and Subject departed the boat ramp area.   I met with serveral persons who stated that they had witnessed the accident. These witnesses stated that they had seen the collision and had offered assistance to Operator1 and Subject.  The witnesses stated that the boat  second boat was observed traveling at high rate of speed prior to the collision and that the boat operator did not stop after the collision.  The witnesses stated that the second boat appeared to be a red colored ski boat with "tower" for towing skiers and the tower had stereo speakers mounted to it. 


05/19/2013  8:30 am - Myself and Texas Game Warden met at Lake Dunlap and continued the investigation.  We first visited the home of Operator1.  I observed his boat, TX 6572 ZY, to have damage along the starboard side from the operator's seat to the boat's transom.  I observed color transfer from the second boat which was red, matching the reports from the witnesses.  I documented the damage to the boat with a series of photographs and a short video. 

Warden and I traveled via patrol boat upstream from Operator1's residence.  After traveling several miles, I observed a red ski boat in a boat lift that matched the description provided by the witnesses.  Upon inspection, I found that this boat had damage consistent with the damage observed on Operator1's boat.  This second boat, TX 6220 JV, had damage along the starboard side from just infront of the opertor's console to the back transom.  There was also paint transfer matching the color of Operator1's boat. I documented the damage to this boat with a series of photographs and a short video.
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