On 07/05/2010 at ~ 18:50 Operator was operating a personal watercraft near the Jefferson Springs Boat Ramp on J. Percy Priest Lake.  She was traveling upstream when she ran into a column of the Jefferson Pike Bridge.  She stated that she let off the accelerator when she realized she was getting too close to the bridge. As a result, she lost the ability to steer and collided with the concrete column.  Both occupants were wearing life jackets and the operator was wearing a safety lanyard.  They fell off the pwc during the collision, but were quickly boarded into a nearby boat.  They were not seriously injured.
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