On 02/08/09 1845 hours subject 1 was opearting his 2008 Four Winds 24 foot boat in the Snohomish River.  The boat was heading down the river in the area of Cemex, approx 1 mil enorth of the 10th St boat launch.  In the area the river has a bend from west to northbound.  subject 1 continued the turn and left the channel. subject 1 was to the east of the channel and entered the log holding area that is to the north of the 10th St.  The boat collided with a log boom that was tied to the piling in the log holding area.subject 1 stated that the time of the collision he was traveling at approx 20 to 25 MPH.  He stated that it was dusk and was just starting to get dark.  He stated that just before the collision he had seen the log boom and attempted to stop the boat by putting it in reverse.

On impact the boat was spun around and came to rest on top of the log boom.  Th boat had approx 1 foot by 2 foot hole in port side.  The outdrive was torn off from its mounts but was held on by its hydraulic rams.  the boat was slavaged the next day.

There was odor of intoxicants from subject 1 when he was contacted approx 50 minutes later.  He did not appear to be under the influence.  None of the people on board had life jackets on at the time of collision.  subject 1's mother, was onboard at the time of the collision had had minor injuries to the face.  subject 1's father, was also on board and reported a slight injury to his knee.  All parties were checked by Everett Fire Department.

The cause of the collision was that the boat left the channel and entered the log holding area.  The boat was also going to fast for the lighting conditions.
Everett                       