The victim, Victim and his friends, Operator, and two others were hanging out at Operator''s house when they decided to put boat on the 2 acre pond that is on the property and pull a tube. Operator was driving the boat, one person was the passenger/ observer and Victim was on the tube. Operator and occupant told me they did not know that Victim fell off the tube. After they turned the boat to drive west, they felt something hit the boat. They then saw Victim in the water and was yelling at them to pick him up. Operator picked up occupant2 who was standing on the shore and they went out and picked Victim out of the water. They saw he had been run over and took him to the shore and helped him in to the truck and took him to the driveway. While driving to the driveway, subject called 911. 
Tri-District EMS arrived and subsequently called Lifeline Helo. Lifeline transported Victim to St. Anthony''s Hospital in Rockford. Victim told me the Doctors closed his lacerations with stiches. They all told me they had consumed alcohol prior to the accident but did not believe they were under the influence at the time of the accident. I spoke with Deputy who took the initial report on that morning. He told me he smelled alcohol on their breath but did not believe Operator to be under the influence and subsequently did not administer any Field Sobriety Tests. He also noted Operator''s appearance as normal on the SR 10-50 report. 
I took photos of the boat that will be attached as a supplement to this report. I had the boat owner turn the navigation lights on and saw the red/green bow lights and the white light on the stearn was illuminated. Victim told me the navigational lights on the boat were illuminated while they were on the water. The boat owner told me the boat has not been moved since the accident and I checked for the required equipment that was onboard. subject had all the required equipment onboard this boat.
Operator, and occupants all gave me written statements which will be attached as a suppliment to this report.
Based on their statements describing the events of this crash, the size of the pond, the ambient light, and the inattention of the boat operator and his observer, I issued Operator a citation for Careless Operation of a Watercraft. I also issued him a Written Warning for Skiing/Tubing After Hours.

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