RedactedNarrative: On Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at approximately 6:31 pm, I (CPO) received a call from Elgin dispatch regarding a boat accident that just occurred near the intersection of Fox Lake and Nippersink Lake.  CPO activated the emergency lights on our marked patrol boat and headed that direction from Lake Marie.  At approximately 6:40 pm we arrived on scene and observed a red/white watercraft pulling into a pier, north of Mineola Marina.  
  
  The watercraft had 6 occupants and visible damage to the front windshild.  I inquired if they were alright and needed medical assistance.  The operator of the watercraft stated that they were fine and that he just had a few minor cuts.  
  
  The driver side windshield was busted out and broken glass and blood all over the inside of the boat.  When asked what happened, Operator2 was very vague and would not provide much information.  He then stated that they were entering the no wake area from Fox Lake, heading into Nippersink Lake, when another watercraft struck them and then took off.  Operator2 stated that the accident happened around 6:30 pm and that the offending watercraft left in the direction we just came from.  According to him, the watercraft had 2 white male occupants and the boat was white with a black or gray stripe.  
  
  CPO and I informed them to remain at that location while we tried to locate the striking vessel.  We searched the area but found no watercraft with damage or matching the description given.
  
  At approximately 7:00 pm, we returned on scene and spoke with Operator2 about the accident.  A witness statement was obtained but neither Operator2 nor any of the other 5 passengers were able to provide any pertinent information with regards to what happened or boat information.  Photographs were taken.  
  
  A witness to the accident who is a Blarney boat charter captian was fishing a tournament in the vicinity and witnessed the entire accident.  According to him, the red/white boat (Boat #2) entered the posted no wake area from Fox Lake, heading southwest into Nippersink Lake, when another watercraft (Boat #1) which was traveling in the same direction behind him, turned abruptly, and struck Boat #2 near the helm.  
  
  The driver of Boat #2 was knocked into the windshield, causing it to shatter, then falling onto some of the kids in the bow.  The driver of Boat #2 then stood back up behind the helm and began driving alongside the boat that just struck them.  According to witness, the two boats drove alongside each other for awhile, talking back and forth, before Boat #1 took off and traveled south towards the Route 12 bridge.  witness called Lake County Sheriff''s department at approximately 6:25 pm.
  
  According to witness, the offending vessel was approximately 19'' in length, white with a green rolled up canopy, and possibly had a green stripe down the side.  He thought there were 4 or 5 adults on the vessel.