On 2/11/12 at about 1410 hours i was dispatched to the yellow cliffs boat ramp on bartlett lake in reference to a 2 boat injury collision with alcohol involved. Upon arrival i observed a nitro boat which had extensive damage to its port side and a ranger boat which had damage to its bow. The nitro boat had 4 occupants on it. Operator had a laceration to his left knee. Occupant had a laceration to his left knee and was transporOperator2 by ground to hospital. Occupant who lost consciousness and complained of head pain was sitting in the boat and was flown to phoenix childrens hospital shortly after. Occupant had a laceration on the left side of his head was lying on shore. He was flown to phoenix childrens hospital also. The operator of the ranger boat had a laceration to his left hand and his right forearm. Operator2 said that he was southbound on the right side of the lake when the nitro swerved in front of him. He said he had attempted to swerve out of the way but it was too late and he hit the nitro boat on its port side. The passenger in this boat said that he was not injured. V2 passenger told me that the nitro boat was traveling northbound in the middle of the lake then swerved left in front of their boat and it was too late to do anything when their boat hit the nitro boat on the port side. During my investigation i learned the operator of the nitro was operating under the influence of alcohol. Operator1 was given a pbt test on scene and it registered .128% at 1411 hours. I then told Operator1 that he was under arrest for oui and transported to bartlett lake aid station were a blood sample was taken for later analysis. Witness said that he saw the nitro veer to the left then right when it was hit by the ranger boat. He said that this occurred about 50 to 75 yards off of the west shoreline and the other witness said that the nitro which was headed northbound swerved in front of the ranger boat who was southbound when the collision occurred. No further information at this time.
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