VESSEL A WAS TRAVELING WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD. VESSEL B WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND HER. THE PASSENGER FELL OFF VESSEL A CAUSING HER TO STOP THE PWC. AS SHE STOPPED VESSEL B WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEHIND HER. VESSEL B STRUCK VESSEL A FROM THE BACK AND RAN OVER THE TOP OF IT. IN DOING SO THE BOW OF VESSEL B STRUCK operatorA IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, CAUSING A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY. A PASSENGER BY STOPPED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE AND CARRIED ALL THREE INDIVDUALS TO A DOCK. FORSYTH CO. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES TOWED THE PWC'S TO THE DOCK. operatorA IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO NORTHEAST GA MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT, WHERE SHE REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION. THE OTHER TWO PERSONS INVOLVED WERE INTERVIEWED AND GAVE WRITTEN STATEMENTS. THE OPERATOR OF VESSEL B WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OPERATING A VESSEL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
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