On October 9, 2010 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Vessel1 and Vessel2 were traveling in Bayou Teche.  Vessel1 was traveling west, pulling a wake boarder.  The vessel is steered by a steering wheel.  The operator of the vessel was Operator1.  The vessel was occupied with six subjects including a wake boarder.  Only the wake boarder was using a PFD.  

Vessel2 was traveilng east in the Bayou Teche.  The vessel is steered by a tiller steering.  The operator of this vessel was OPerator2.  There were no passengers.  Operator2 was not wearing a PFD.  He was wearing his kill switch lanyard.  Vessel2 was traveling at a low rate of speed near the starboard bank.  When the two vessels approached each other, both vessels stayed to starboard.  The wake boarder being pulled by Vessel1 did not see the approaching vessel.  The wake boarder jumped the port wake and began traveling towards Vessel2.  The wake boarder then struck Vessel2.  

The wake boarder sustained several injuries.  He was transported to Dauterive's Hospital.  Agent made contact with both operators. OPerator2 showed no sign of alcohol use.  Operator1 advised that he drank 2 beers before getting on the water.  AGent conducted the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand.  Operator1 showed little sign of intoxication.  Operator1 advised that he would voluntary submit to a chemical test and he was transported to Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office.  Agent Romero then read Operator1 his rights relating to Miranda.  He gave a proper breath sample on the Intoxilyzer 5000.  The test results indicated that his BAC was .025g%.  The wake boarder sustained a broken collar bone, a fractured skull and two broken vertebrates in his upper back.  Wakeboarder’s BAC was .065g% which was taken by Dauterive's Hospital.

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