On June 24, 2012 Officer responded to a vessel accident with injury at the Callville Bay Marina.  The patient sustained injuries to his mouth/cheek/tongue after striking an unknown object while operating his PWC. Upon further investigation, Operator was found to have consumed alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription drugs prior to the accident.

According to a witness that is employed at Callville Bay Marina (see witness list), she was walking down the headwalk when she saw a man riding a PWC "above idle speed" by himself on the watercraft.  She stated that the PWC struck the headwalk at a high rate of speed and that the occupant''s head struck the steering column of the PWC and was bleeding profusely from the mouth.  She assisted the man onto the headwalk and called for paramedics.

The operator was taken to St. Rose De Lima Hospital where it was found that he had a large laceration to the inside of his cheek which severed an artery.

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