RedactedNarrative: On 07/27/15 at approximately 05:54PM, I [CPO] was informed of a boat accident which had occurred on the Kankakee River in Kankakee County.  The State Police District 21 dispatcher described the call, as an individual on a jet ski, intentionally running into other boats and boat docks near the Kankakee Valley Boat Club.  District 21 dispatched troopers to the scene to attempt to detain the operator until Conservation Police could arrive.  4
  
  At approximately 6:40PM, I arrived at the Beckman Harbor boat ramp, where CPO was already on scene with two district 21 troopers.  I was informed by CPO preliminary investigation revealed the accident did not appear to be intentional, as described in the call.  CPO also informed me alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the accident.  CPO pointed out the two operators involved in the accident.
  
  After gathering information for my report from OPERATOR1 and asking her to fill out a written statement of her account of the incident, I photographed the damage to the Jet Ski she was operating (see photos "100_1277"-"100_1292").  A large gouge was taken out of the trim and fiberglass at the bow of the Jet Ski.  The grey trim on the port side of the Jet Ski near the bow was broken off, revealing damage to the fiberglass on the side of the hull.  The grey plastic trim was again broken on the port side near the stern of the vessel.  The blue sponson was broken, with a section missing.  The gelcoat of the keel of the vessel was cracked, with chips missing, consistant with running aground or running over an object.  
  
  OPERATOR1 stated there must have been something wrong with the steering system of the machine, because she attempted to turn away from the pontoon boat to avoid impact, but the machine did not change direction.  What OPERATOR1 described could be the result of a fault in the steering system or an off- throttle loss of steering.  As OPERATOR1 filled out her written statement (ATTACH 1), I gathered information from OPERATOR2 and photographed damage to his pontoon boat (see photos "100_1293"-"100_1302").  The port pontoon showed damage at the bow of the boat.  The port pontoon also showed dents and scuffs at multiple points along the side of the vessel.  The blue aluminum on the port side of the boat was scratched, with portions of the decal slightly removed.  There was a large scuff at the port stern corner of the vessel.  OPERATOR2 filled out a written statement of his account of the accident (ATTACH 2).  Both operators were given a copy of Boat Accident Reporting form and were instructed how to fill it out and where to mail it once completed (ATTACH 3).