On 8/15/2009, this unit was patrolling Lake Shafer in a fully marked state unit.  This unit was contacted by White County dispatchers about a boat accident north of Lowes Bridge about a ¼ mile involving a personal watercraft and a pontoon boat.  This unit arrived on scene and observed a male subject in a blue life jacket in the water being assisted by another male subject in a yellow life jacket.  This unit asked if he was the only subject hurt and everyone else on scene said that the subject in the blue life jacket was the only one.  This unit observed a blue personal watercraft almost sinking to the bottom of the lake.  This unit helped Victim 1 into my patrol boat and observed an odor of alcohol emitting from him.  This unit asked Occupant 1 and Occupant 2 the occupants of the pontoon if they were alright and they both said that they were.  This unit transported Victim 1 to the shore in the bay of Quiet Water where the White County Sheriff's deputies and Monticello Fire and Rescue was waiting for the victim.  While transporting  Victim 1, this unit observed a deep laceration above the left eye and on his chin, an abrasion on his right pectoral muscle and abrasions on both knees.  This unit asked Victim 1 what happened and he told this unit that he was coming from the shore area by Quiet Water and turned to go upstream and saw the pontoon in front of him and said it was too late to turn without hitting it and he tried to roll the personal water craft on its side and collided with the pontoon boat.  Victim 1 said he went under the pontoon and was under the water for a little bit before he came up for air.  This unit asked if he had anything to drink and  Victim 1 said he had 4 or 5 beers about an hour or two ago.  This unit met the Monticello Fire and Rescue on shore and they took  Victim 1 and put him into an ambulance to transport him to the hospital.  This unit went back out into the main lake and met with Occupant 1 and Occupant 2 who were the occupants of the pontoon boat.  This unit asked Occupant 1 what happened and he explained to this unit that he was traveling downstream going about 10 miles per hour when a personal watercraft came out the west bank and turned toward him and he thought that the personal watercraft was going to move out of his way but never did and in collided with the left front pontoon on the boat he was operating.  This unit took pictures of the front left toon on the pontoon that had all the damage from the accident and Occupant 1  said that he was going to take the pontoon out of the water and put it on a trailer to see if there was any more damage.  A white female by the name of Witness 1 came up to the scene and said she knew who owned the personal watercraft that was involved in the accident.  This unit transported Witness 1 and the personal watercraft to the owner residence.  This unit spoke with Witness 2 who said that his dad owned the personal watercraft and that his dad was not there.  This unit asked for some information and Witness 2 put the personal watercraft on a boat lift and took it out of the water and this unit took pictures of the damage to the personal watercraft.
This unit was advised by White County Deputy that  Victim 1 was at the hospital and that he was refusing treatment for his injuries and that he will probably refuse a chemical test.  This unit went to the County Sheriff's Dept. and picked up a search warrant for blood for a blood alcohol test and this unit met up with the judge and he advised this unit that I would have to read the implied consent law to  Victim 1 and see if he will refuse or not before he could sign the search warrant.  This unit went to the hospital and met with  Victim 1 and this unit read the implied consent law to  Victim 1 at 10:05 pm and  Victim 1 said that he would not take the chemical test.
Monticello                    