The following accident occurred on July 4, 2011, at approximately 1500 hours.

The operator of Vessel I had borrowed the vessel from a friend without getting permission first. She was driving with her young son in front of her and her mother behind her.  She brought the vessel up on plane; as the boat picked up speed, she tried to slow down but was unable to. She thought her son had his hand on the throttle, but he did not. The operator began to panic and did not notice that she came within twenty-five feet of a child tubing in the water.  The operator tried to turn into open water as the vessel approached land, but was unable to. The vessel struck the base of a tree on land and came to a stop. The injured party, sitting on the back of the PWC, smacked her head against the head of the operator who was in front of her. She was transported to the hospital where it was determined that she had a small brain bleed.
Wakefield                     