RedactedNarrative: On June 8, 2018 at approximately 2239 hrs I, Officer First of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, was dispatched by the Maryland Natural Resources Communication Center to respond to Sparrows Point for a boat which was involved in an accident with one subject in the water and unaccounted for. I was currently on patrol in NRP882 on Stoney Creek I activated my vessels emergency equipment and proceeded across the Patapsco River to the area of Sparrows Point. Upon arriving at Sparrows Point I found the Baltimore County Emergency Rescue personnel searching the area. I contacted the Emergency Rescue personnel who were already on scene to ask what they needed done. I contacted the Emergency Personnel at their staging post at McCluskey's Marina. Once there I spoke to the Lt. in charge of the dive team who told me that their vessel was inoperative and he needed to get out to the scene to get a look at the conditions on the water. I took him on 882 out to the scene of the boat accident where we talked to the personnel on the Robalo, MD 0827 A, which was involved in the accident. From there the Rescue Personnel began using side scans to search for the missing subject. 
  
  Maryland Natural Resources Cpl. arrived on scene with NRP141 and joined the other units using side scans to search for the missing subject.  At approximately 0019 hrs on June 9, 2018 Investigator of the Maryland Natural Resources Police arrived on scene and began his investigation. All events took place in Baltimore County, Maryland. At approximately 2330 hours on Friday June 8th, I, OFC1 was requested by Sgt. to respond to the area of Old Road Bay for a boat accident with one subject reported to be in the water and still missing. 
  
  Victim's wife was still on Victim's boat upon my arrival at McCluskey's Marina. I met with Sgt. and OFC2 who briefed me on the incident, I then went with OFC2 on a NRP patrol boat to the scene. As we were arriving at Victim's boat, Baltimore County Fire Department was transporting Victim’s wife back to McCluskey's Marina where they had departed from. We stopped the Fire Dept. boat and I performed a quick initial interview with Victim’s wife. 
  Victim’s wife told me that she and her husband had gone fishing at around 1800 on 6/8/18 on the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Craig Hill. They were returning back to Old Road Bay when they struck an object in the water. Victim’s wife stated she fell and when she got up her husband was not in the boat. Victim’s wife said that she pulled the emergency cord for the motor and didn't throw the anchor right away because she was afraid she would hit her husband. Victim’s wife said she then called 911 and tried using a flare, but it burnt her hand. Victim’s wife showed me her phone's recent call list and it showed 911 was called at 2226 hours. 
  I observed Victim’s wife had a bruised left eye and swelling around her eye and her upper lip was swollen. I asked Victim’s wife if she needed medical attention, she refused. OFC2 and I then continued to Victim's boat. Upon boarding Victim's boat I observed coolers, a broken fishing pole and other equipment in disarray on the deck. The GPS was on at a bright setting. I observed damage to the port bow. I also observed the motor was turned to the starboard. After contacting Sgt. and updating him on the situation, I took several initial photographs of Victim's boat. OFC2 and I towed Victim's boat back to McCluskey's Marina. Upon our arrival at McCluskey's Marina we placed the boat back into Victim's slip with the assistance of Sgt.. 
  OFC2 and Cpl. remained with Victim's boat to maintain custody while I went to interview Victim’s wife. I asked Victim’s wife to tell me where Victim and she were sitting. Victim’s wife stated that Victim was standing to the left of the center console so he could see and she was sitting on the right side of the bench seat behind the center console. Victim’s wife said "He couldn't see out of the wind shield". When asked, wife said Victim had been driving boats since he was 12 years old. She also added he didn't have a boater safety certificate. Victim’s wife continued to explain that Victim was a good swimmer and he had been boating and swimming in the area his whole life. When asked about what medications Victim used, Victim’s wife stated he took 40-50 mg of methadone around 0700 hours before Victim went to work on Friday the 8th. I asked when Victim last ate, Victim’s wife stated he typically had lunch around 1230 hours and he did not have dinner. When asked, Victim’s wife told me that she had one half of one wine cooler and Victim had three cans of beer. 
  
  Victim’s wife stated that she wasn't sure what the boat hit. Victim’s wife said after the accident the boat was circling "left" however she leaned and indicated with her hands right. Victim’s wife stated that she pulled the kill switch for the motor. After stopping the motor Victim’s wife "didn't want to restart the motor or throw anchor because she was worried about hitting victim." I asked Victim’s wife if she knew how fast the boat was going, she said she didn't know, but the boat was up on plane. After I interviewed Victim’s wife, I asked OFC2 to perform the standardized field sobriety test (SFST) on her. While OFC2 performed the SFST on Victim’s wife, I spoke with Victim's sister. 
  Sister told me that Victim’s wife had called her and told her "we hit a pole and he's missing." Sister continued "She's never driven the boat, He doesn't let anyone drive his boat." Sister also told me that Victim’s wife also called "Aunt" and her father. Additionally, Sister stated that Victim goes out on the boat after work on a regular basis and had a lot of experience boating at night. After I spoke with Sister, OFC2 provided me with the results of the SFST for Victim’s wife. OFC2 stated that based on her head & eye injury the results may not be accurate. Victim’s wife had equal pupils, n o resting nystagmus, her eyes were not tracking equally. Victim’s wife presented lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes. Victim’s wife did not have distinct & sustained nystagmus and max. deviation or onset of nystagmus prior to 45degrees. Victim’s wife also did not have vertical gaze nystagmus. Victim’s wife presented 4 out of 8 clues during the Walk and Turn test. Victim’s wife could not keep balance, stepped off of the line, raised her arms and did not perform the turn correctly. Victim’s wife presented 3 out of 4 clues on the One-Leg Stand test. Victim’s wife swayed, raised her arms and put her foot down.  
  I was advised by the Fire Department Officer in charge of the recovery operation that divers recovered Victim at 0159 hours on 06/09/18 and he was pronounced dead. Victim was recovered at 3912'59.4 07627'18.7 in approximately seven (7) feet of water. The water was 73F and flat. The Fire Department Rescue Diver stated that he found Victim on the bottom lying flat on his back. I was also told that Victim was located near the Jones Creek #4 day marker. The Fire Department placed Victim in the back of the ambulance to await the Forensic Investigator. Baltimore County Police officers on scene offered to have a member of their Critical Incident Stress Team come and talk to Victim’s wife and other family members that had arrived on scene. The family accepted the offer. I also asked Victim’s wife to complete a written witness statement which was attached to this report. At approximately 0326 hours the Forensic Investigator arrived on scene. After briefing the FI, we examined Victim's body. During the exam, Victim's wallet containing his Driver's license was…