RedactedNarrative: On april 4, around 2:00 a.m., operator and his friends were cruising the waterway between beaufort and morehead city.  Operator had taken out his father's 19' jones brothers flat bottom boat and was heading west out of beaufort inlet toward morehead city. The boat was almost on plane when it hit the red channel marker (#24) head on. 
  
  The force knocked all three individuals out of the boat. Subject1 and subject2 managed to swim to the shore of radio island. Operator tried swimming after that boat but could not catch up to it so he decided to swim toward the lights of the state port. 
  
  After subject2 and subject1 made it to shore, subject2 called his three friends who were nearby at the morgan creek condos in beaufort. They came and rescued subject2 and subject1 and then looked for operator. Eventually, they found operator hanging onto a dredge near the state port. Ems was called to the scene and picked up operator from the state port. Operator was released around 5:30 a.m. that same morning and was escorted back to his father's condo at morgan creek condos in beaufort by morehead city police. 
  
  Operator had a laceration above his right eye (from hitting the center console upon impact) and needed stitches. Subject1 and subject2 had no injuries except for minor cuts and bruises. 
  
  The boat was left adrift and ended up on the shores of goat island, directly across from radio island, where it was found by dredge workers the same morning. The vessel hull was split and broken apart and the center console and seat were completely dismantled from the vessel. The estimated damage to the boat is about $5,000.  A bac was not obtained since officers made contact with the operator about 9 hours later. However, alcoholic beverages were found on board and witness statements confirmed all three people on board were drinking alcoholic beverages. The operator has been charged with n.c.g.s. 75a-10(a): operating a motorboat or vessel on waters of this state in a reckless and negligent manner as to endanger life, limb, or property of any person.
  
  
  *********end of report*********
  