On 07/03/11 at approximately 4:00 P.M., operator1 was attempting to leave a slip at the South Marina located on Glenn Shoals Lake. As he left his slip he put his boat in reverse. operator1'sboat jumped into forward instead of reverse hitting a pontoon boat on the starboard side that was parked in a slip at the Marina. The force of the accident pushed the port side of the pontoon into a metal pole that was associated with the structure of the marina. Significant damage was done to the metal railing around the whole structure of the pontoon boat. Lake Patrol officer arrived on scene. As he arrived on scene he witnessed the boat taking off in forward when it was engaged in reverse. He looked at the linkage on the boat and observed that it was not acting properly. The boat was towed to the boat launch and taken off the water.
Hillsboro                     