THE VESSEL STRUCK THE CONCRETE DIKE ON LAKE RABUN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED CHEST AND FACE INJURIES WHICH APPEARED TO BE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD, AND THE PASSENGER REFUSED ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT. operator WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MOUNTAIN LAKES MEDICAL IN CLAYTON BY AMBULANCE WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. operator HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. FUTHERMORE, SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW THE VESSEL JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE DIKE AND THEY STATED THE VESSEL DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON.
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