On September 2, 2013 at approximately8:30 pm, Witness heard a boat go past his house without any lights on.  He stated the boat appeared to be black and white and traveling very close to shore at about 1/3rd throttle.  Witness believes it was shorter than his boat (21 ft) and about 18ft long. There was no canopy or tower on the boat and it looked like only 1 person was on board.  Just past the Witness property the boat turned left & went west northwest across the lake.  The speed of the boat was increased twice as it went across the lake.  The witness estimates the boat traveling at 3/4th throttle or more. The witness stated that "the lake isn't big enough for the boat to be traveling at that speed for that long." Just then he heard 2 loud bangs.  The witness reported the incident to the local Security Company.  On 10/9/2013 Conservation Officer (CO) received the information regarding the incident & started the investigation. He was able to locate V1 and the Operator. Operator admitted to operating the vessel without any lights & failing to report the incident.  Officer issued a citation for failure to report an incident.  The operator hit a dock. Operator admitted to operating the vessel without any lights & failing to report the incident.  Officer  issued a citation for failure to report an incident.
Operator stated he was traveling too close to shore when he hit the dock.
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