Tarrant County Game Warden received a call from Grapevine Police Department at about 10:30pm on 4-28-13.  Dispatch advised of a multi-person single vessel accident on Lake Grapevine that had occurred at about 10:15pm.  I made my way to the scene.  En route to the scene, I spoke with Sgt., who advised me that his officer was going to process the driver of the vessel for Standardized Field Sobriety Test.  I made it on scene at 11:40pm and met with Sgt. of the Grapevine Police Department.  Sgt. advised me that Grapevine PD officer had placed the driver of the vessel (Operator) under arrest for Boating While Intoxicated and was en route to the hospital to take a sample of Operator's blood, which he consented to.
 
At that time, I gathered witness information from Sgt..  I then photographed the vessel which was in the water at a boat house near the accident location.  I then made contact with the owner of the vessel.  Owner arrived to take custody of the vessel.  Owner was also with the brother to the driver of the vessel.  At that time I learned that the owner of the vessel had placed the vessel in care with brother.  brother then advised that Operator had come by his house and asked to borrow the vessel.  Contact information was gathered from both men.  
 
Through initial investigation and information provided by Grapevine Police Department, it was believed that seven passengers and the operator were on board the vessel.  Information passed along that several passengers had left the area before police arrived due to underage drinking.  It was also relayed that the vessel had hit a sandbar in the lake and ejected at least one occupant who had serious injuries and had been transported to the hospital.  Grapevine PD advised that their service # would be 1300029676 and provided a LEADRS case report #1300029676.
 
When the injured person was released from the hospital, follow up investigation continued.  subject was interviewed and provided further details and names of other occupants on board the vessel.  Subject also returned to the scene and pointed out the exact location of the incident.  Photos were taken of a visible line leaving the water, entering onto land, and then entering back into the water.  It was then discovered that the vessel had not hit a sand bar, but had actually made landfall on the shore at the area of a point extending into the lake and then re entered the water. 
 
After speaking with several witnesses, it is believed that the operator had been drinking alcohol and had given several people rides on the lake while they were all "partying" at a boat house.  Numerous witnesses saw the operator drinking alcohol and operating the vessel recklessly in the no wake zone near the boat houses.  Witnesses stated that the passengers involved in the accident had left for one more ride before it got dark.  Witnesses stated that the driver had then accelerated very fast toward the boat houses when he then ran aground.  Three people were ejected from the vessel.  These three people all received injuries. The remaining passengers and operator were uninjured.  At that time 911 was called and other people at the boat house held the driver until police arrived.
Grapevine