RedactedNarrative: On July 3, 2016 at approximately 1640 hours agents were notified of a boating incident which took place in Grand Bayou in Assumption Parish. Agents learned that Injured#1, a passenger in the vessel had been airlifted to Baton Rouge General Hospital. The operator of the vessel had navigated back to the Bayou Corne Landing. Agents traveled to the landing but could not locate the operator. The agents coordinated with the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office and located the operator, identified as Operator#1, at his residence. Operator#1 was then escorted back to the Bayou Corne Landing. Agents approached the subject and identified themselves. At that time Acadian Ambulance Service checked Operator#1 for injuries to wit he refused further medical treatment at that time. Agents read Operator#1 his rights as per Miranda to wit he waved his rights. The agents then conducted SFST's on Operator#1 that garnered no clues. Agents then asked Operator#1 what happened. The operator stated Injured#1 was sitting on his lap, holding the steering wheel, while he was controlling the throttle. Operator#1 was teaching Injured#1 how to operate the vessel and stated that he was in control of the vessel. They were traveling at approximately 30 mph at the time of the incident. While entering a curve in Grand Bayou the vessel struck a log, causing the vessel to dig, and then began sliding until finally striking a tree upon the shoreline. Operator#1 was thrown from the vessel upon the final impact. The operator reentered the vessel and began medical assistance to Injured#1. Two subjects in a bass boat stopped and transported Injured#1 to the landing were she was airlifted to the Baton Rouge General Hospital. After Operator#1 gave his verbal statement to the agents he was handed an operator's report form and then released. Agents then photographed the vessel and released it to Operator#1's father. 
     Agents traveled to the scene of the incident and observed a log which was protruding from the waterway and appeared to be freshly broken. Agents documented the coordinates of the log and upon closer inspection, located fresh prop and keg marks. The agents then located a cypress tree with fresh gouges along the bark. 
     On July 21, 2016 agents received Operator#1's operator report form with several discrepancies. Several statements that were made to agents on the date of the incident were not on his report. Upon completion of the report agents determined that approximately 1625 hours Operator#1 was operating a vessel on Grand Bayou in Assumption Parish. Agents determined that upon entering a starboard turn the vessel struck a log. Agents believe the log to be visibly protruding from the water at the time of the incident. The contact with the vessels engine caused striations upon the lower unit along with damage to the propeller. Agents believe this impact with the log would have changed the vessel occupant's posture. The vessel then continued westward until making a secondary and final impact with a tree upon the west shoreline. This impact caused damage to the port side of the vessel. Agents believe this impact ejected Operator#1 from the vessel. The vessel then deflected off the tree into the bayou to its final resting point. 
     Operator#1 violated Louisiana Rules of the Road for vessel #20 which states operator shall maintain a proper lookout and #16 which states all vessels should be operated at reasonable speeds for the given conditions and situations and must be under the complete control of the operator at all times. Operator#1 was cited for RS 34:851.4 careless operation.
  