RedactedNarrative: V1 with Operator and eight occupants were boating in Dunns Creek near the St. Johns River and towing a skier. V1 hit the corner of a piling at the State Road 17 Bridge on the port side, sending V1 to the right into the wood line where V1 stopped, cradled in the trees. One person sustained minor injuries and transported by family to the hospital. Three people were ejected, one person jumped overboard, and the skier let go of the rope during the incident.
  
  *operator was of a 20' open vessel with a single 350 HP inboard motor. There were initially eight occupants on board and the vessel was towing one skier. 
  *Operator informed me, he slowed down to 10 MPH to let two of the occupants jump out of the vessel and swim to shore, just before reaching the bridge. 
  *The skier stated that once he saw the vessel heading for the bridge piling, he let go of the tow rope to avoid injury.
  *Operator informed me that he was not looking straight ahead when the vessel struck the piling, he was looking back at the skier and making sure the other two occupants that had jumped out, made it to shore safely.
  *Once the vessel entered under the bridge, the port side of the vessel struck the last bridge piling
  *The impact caused Operator's hand to push the throttle all the way down, sending the boat to the right into the wood line on the south shore, where it stopped, cradled in the trees. 
  * Operator informed me the impact ejected his daughter and then his wife jumped in after her.
  *The impact also ejected two more occupants, leaving only two people in the vessel when it came to a stop in the trees.
  *Those ejected swam to shore uninjured and Operator and subject made it back to their group moments later.
  *Operator was assessed by EMTs and refused their transport to the hospital. He allowed his wife to take him to a hospital In Gainesville. 
  Operator suffered a dislocated jaw and 13 stitches.
   
  