"On Saturday July 07, 2012 at 1600 hours Cpl and I responded to a boating incident on Lake Blackshear. Upon arrival we met with the operator of Vessel #2.  Operator2 stated that he was operating Vessel #2 along with 6 passengers south on Lake Blackshear adjacent to the Georgia Veteran's State Park swimming area when Vessel #1 with one passenger, made an abrupt left turn and drove into the path of his vessel.  Vessel #1 struck Vessel #2 in the front of the port side pontoon and then overturned ejecting it's operator and passenger. Vessel #1 then continued on and struck the front of the starboard pontoon before coming to rest in the water. 
I spoke with the operator of Vessel #1, who stated that he was operating Vessel #1 north on Lake Blackshear adjacent to the Georgia Veteran's State Park swimming area. Operator1 stated that he made a left turn and accelerated into the path of Vessel #2 causing the collision.  He stated that he did not see Vessel #2 until seconds before the collision.
Vessel #1 sustained gouges to the fiberglass hull on the front and starboard side. The vessel is a rental and appeared to have been in multiple collisions prior to this incident. Vessel #2 sustained damage to the front of both aluminum pontoons.  The tow rings on both pontoons were bent over 90 degrees to the starboard and both pontoons sustained cracks in the aluminum and welds.  There were no complaints of injuries by the occupants of either vessel. Vessel #1 belongs to Coral Hospitality, 2459 Hwy 280.  229 276 1004 ,"

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