On sunday, august 15, 2010, at approximately 17:00 hrs, there was a boating accident on the shallotte river.  Three people were traveling down the shotte river when they struck a dock.  The boat hit the dock at a high rate of speed doing damage to the side dock, the walkway, and the support pole holding the floating dock in place.  The boat hit the side of the dock running 10ft up the support pole and jumping the 16ft platform.  Nobody is taking credit for operating the vessel at the time of impact.  Occupant1 advised me that occupant2 was operating the vessel when it crashed and occupant2 advised me that Occupant1 was operating the vessel when it crashed.  The vessel had two 2 x 6 deck boards stuck in the hull just under the bow eye.  After the collision, Occupant1 took control of the helm and drove the vessel back to the ramp running the boat through the marsh, across an oyster bed and beaching the boat behind the oyster house.  At this time, both subjects grabbed occupant3 and carried her to the truck placing her in the back before jumping in the truck and leaving.  The subjects dumped the boat trailer down the road and took off.  Later that night around midnight, Occupant2 went to the hospital complaining of head injuries.  Brunswick count sheriff's dept is assisting in the accident and also handling the civil issues with the damage to the floating dock.
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