RedactedNarrative: On 05/09/15 at approximately 5:44 PM, CPO''s were informed a boat accident had just occurred on the Illinois River near Starved Rock.  The caller stated they were on Terminal Rd and had witnessed the accident.  When we arrived, caller stated the occupants of the vessel had swam to shore on the South bank.  
  
  At this time, I went to get one of our Department issued boats while CPO1 went to the Starved Rock boat ramp to organize rescue agencies.  When I arrived, CPO1 got in the boat with a member of Utica FD''s swift water rescue team, and went downstream and were able to secure both occupants. 
  
  When the CPO1 returned with the subjects, they were treated on scene by Utica EMS.  I obtained a written statement from Victim (attachment #1).  In the statement, Victim stated they were traveling upstream (Operator was operating) when they struck a log in the water.  The boat became airborne and both occupants were ejected.  They both swam to shore and he stated he could hear the engine was wide open.  I was later advised Victim was being transported to Ottawa Saint Elizabeth for evaluation due to back pain.  
   
  At this time, two others arrived and provided a written statement (attachment #2) detailing what they witnessed.  Subject1 stated he saw the boat become airborne and eject both occupants.  The vessel did a circle in the water then headed straight in to the bank where it became lodged in the trees.  He heard the boat motor running, then stop.  He stated both subjects swam to shore, then walked to the boat.  
   
  CPO1 advised me he discovered a Busch Light can in a cooler at the crash site. At the hospital I obtained breath samples from both subjects which revealed a BAC of .001 in both subjects.  Victim was released when hospital tests showed the back injury was muscular strain.  CPO1''s supplemental details the crash site.
  
  I issued Operator a citation for operation of a watercraft w/o a lanyard cutoff switch and written warnings for no Type IV PFD and battery terminals not covered.
  
   