On 9/5/2010 at approximately 1820 hrs. operator was operating a borrowed personal watercraft.  Operator's son was riding on the back of the personal watercraft ( a 1991 kawasaki Tandem Sport #IA6875 AB).  operator saw some frineds and tried to execute a "u" turn, she let off the throttle and the machine did not turn.  operator remembered the owner telling her she had to give it power to turn, she gave the machine gas and ran into a bridge column on the 290th St. bridge.  She cut her knee and her son suffered head and hand injuries.  operator said she had not had much experience operating a personal watercraft.
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