RedactedNarrative: While traveling downstream on the McConnelsville Pool of the Muskingum river, Vessel #1 travelled over the low head dam on the eastern side of the river.
  
  06/13/2018
  
  At approximately 1444 hours, I and Sergeant received a call from Lieutenant  about a watercraft accident that occurred in McConnelsville, Ohio during the previous weekend. Lt. provided us with the incident number and requested that we follow up with the individuals involved. After reviewing the incident, Utilizing the Ohio State Highway Patrol's intelligence HUB, I obtained phone numbers for  the Operator/owner/victim and the occupant/victim.  We first attempted to contact the Occupant/victim. We were unsuccessful in contacting the occupant with all three phone numbers provided. We then attempted to contact the Operator/owner/victim using the phone numbers provided by the HUB. The Operator/owner/victim of vessel, answered the phone with the first number we tried. I asked if he was involved in an accident and he said he was. We learned during the conversation with the Operator/owner/victim that the incident occurred on 10/10/2018 at approximately 0100 hours. We requested a location to interview him and he provided his current address. 
  
  While en route I contacted the original caller, by phone at approximately 1516 hours. The caller advised that the incident occurred on the previous Saturday night. The caller said that Operator/owner of vessel #1 and the occupant left a local bar in McConnelsville and boarded the vessel.uring the early morning of 10/10/2018 at approximately 0100 hours, the boat incident occurred on the Muskingum river upstream of the McConnelsville Lock and Dam. The Operator/owner was seated on the stern bench of a 14 foot long 1957 Sea King vessel and Occupant was seated on the middle bench facing the bow of the vessel. According to the statement received from Occupant, they were supposed to be traveling upstream instead of downstream.  According to the statement from the Operator/owner, as the vessel traveled toward the top of the dam, the 6 hp motor stalled and would not start. The damage to the lower bow of the vessel suggests that the vessel traveled over the dam bow first. Occupant claimed that her injuries occurred on shore after they landed the vessel on a sand bar. The severity of her injuries suggests that they occurred during the incident. I believe that the Occupant fell forward in the vessel and the impact is what broke her ribs. The Operator/owner, did not have any navigation lighting on his vessel and I believe that may have contributed to the accident. I do not have a solid answer as to why the Operator/owner traveled downstream instead of 
  
  After interviewing both parties involved in the vessel accident, I filed the following charges for Owner/Operator:
  
  1.	ORC 1547.531- Registration Required,
  2.	1501:47-2-23- Power-driven Vessels Underway,
  3.	1547.07- Reckless or Unsafe Operation of Vessel causing injuries to others.