On 6/20/13 at approximately 4:20 pm, v1 was traveling up stream, to the north, on lake sharp. O1 was driving v1. P1 was sitting in the front passenger seat behind the windshield. P2 was sitting in the back left of v1, in the lower level. P3 was sitting directly behind p2 on the upper deck. P4 was sitting in the back right of v1, on the upper deck.  

  v1 was traveling north on the east side of the river, upstream from the railroad bridge. O1 turned v1 west and began to go across the river to the west side. O1 was trying to read a sign and was not aware there was a sandbar ahead. V1 was traveling at cruising speed and continued west until it ran ashore. V1 was stopped abruptly causing p3 and p4 to be thrown forward into the lower level of v1. P3 hit a cooler and sustained a leg injury, and a head injury. The pierre rescue team was called to the scene. V1 was then pulled out of the sandbar by the pierre rescue team. 
 wco1, wco2, and wco3 were all on scene and picked up o1 to take back to the ft. Pierre boat ramp. V1 was driven back to the boat ramp and sustained no damage from running ashore. P3 was taken to the hospital by ambulance. No other injuries were sustained from the accident. O1 was interviewed and was not under the influence. The passengers in the vessel were consuming alcohol at the time of the accident. Pictures were taken of v1. Interviews of the passengers were consistent.
PIERRE