On 6/17/2012 between 7:20p.m. and 7:30p.m., the operator of V1 was towing a skiier on a knee board into a narrow slew that is restricted to idle speed, (public boat launch, etc.).  While maneuvering the craft to apparently sling the skiier to the bank, V1 struck a small wooden pier on the starboard bank and jumped over the top of the structure.  He was looking back at the skiier and not maintaining a proper look-out to avoid the collision.  The skiier let go of the tow line when he saw they were going to crash to prevent injury to himself.  The operator of the craft was thrown into the water on the opposite side of the pier struck and the craft came to rest against the bank.  The operator swam to the opposite bank when the property owner refused to allow the subjects to leave the scene and tied the pwc to a tree so that it was not removed.  The operator drove off before law enforcement arrived on the scene without leaving appropriate contact information with the owner of the damaged property.  Witness statements indicated that the operator had been drinking alcohol prior to the collision.
Lincoln                       