According to operators and witnesses Vessel one was towing a person in a tube. Vessel two was sitting still in the water. Vessel one had been circling vessel two. The person tubing on vessel one fell off. As the operator of vessel one circled around vessel two he slowed down and stopped. Once he throttled up vessel one to return to the tuber, he made a sharp turn and as he was coming onto plane he crossed over the bow of vessel two. There were no occupants in the bow of vessel two at the time of the accident. The two vessels proceeded to Spring Creek Marina and tied to the docks there and waited for my arrival. From the time I got the call until I was able to arrive at the scene it was almost an hour later. I interviewed the operators and witnesses. I was told that the operator of vessel one had been drinking alcoholic beverages. I performed field sobriety tests on the subject including HGN and he passed all tests. I then asked if he would blow into the PBT and he said yes. He blew .04. He stated that he hadn't been drinking today, however he did drink the night before. The operator of vessel one also did not have a vessel license.
Guntersville