RedactedNarrative: Unit #1 operator said Unit #1 and Unit #2 were traveling westbound on the Kankakee River and were initially parallel to each other just north of Bardwell Island. He said Unit #3 (Witness) was about seven hundred feet ahead of them. Unit #1 operator said he pulled ahead of Unit #2 as they approached Grape Island. At some point, Unit #1 operator slowed down and turned into the path of Unit #2. Unit #1 operator said he almost came to a complete stop and lost
  steering due to his low speed. Unit #1 operator attempted to use Unit #1's reverse to get out of the way of Unit #2. Unit #1 operator said he was unable to get out of the way in time. Unit #1 operator said Unit #2 was traveling at approximately forty miles per hour when it struck the middle of the right side of Unit #1 at
  a perpendicular angle or broadside. Unit #1 operator said he broke his right femur and his pelvis in two locations and was flown by helicopter to the Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove for treatment.
  Unit #2 operator said Unit #1 and Unit #2 were initially traveling west on the Kankakee River and were parallel to each other just north of Bardwell Island. He said Unit #1 pulled ahead of Unit #2 as they approached Mulberry Island. Unit #1 and Unit #2 both began traveling northwest to travel passed the east side of Mulberry Island. While approaching the island, Unit #1 operator slowed down and turned into the path of Unit #2. Unit #2 operator said he was looking over to the left at Unit #3 and did not initially see Unit #1 turn into his path. Unit #2 operator said when he looked up, Unit #1 was right there. He said he only had one to two seconds to react. Unit #2 operator said he tried turning to the left just before Unit #2 struck the middle/back of the right side of Unit #1 at a perpendicular angle. He said Unit #1 operator was badly injured. The night of the crash, Unit #2 operator initially said he was uninjured. The day following the crash, he went to the Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove due to the fact he was feeling sick and light headed. He was advised by hospital staff he may have had a concussion in the crash.
  Witness #1 & Witness #2 said they were on Unit #3 (Personal Watercraft-PWC) approximately thirty feet ahead of Units #1 & #2 which Witness #2 believed to be traveling at an estimated speed of forty miles per hour. Both Witness #1 & #2 thought Unit #2 was ahead of Unit #1 and believed they saw Unit #2 turn left at which point Unit #1 struck Unit #2. They said Unit #1 operator was ejected and landed in the water. Witness #1 & #2 said they stopped and helped Unit #1 operator who was badly injured. They said they transported Unit #1 operator back to shore at which point an ambulance arrived and transported him for treatment.
  Witness #3 said he was on a PWC on the Kankakee River when he came upon the crash after it had already occurred. He said he observed three PWCs in the middle of the river at the bend between Mulberry and Bardwell Islands. He noticed one of the people had a severe leg injury so he directed them to his property just down the river. He said an ambulance arrived at his property once they pulled up.
  Witness #4 said he received a telephone call from Unit #3 operator notifying him of the crash. He said when he arrived at the crash site, he noticed Unit #1 operator was badly injured and escorted them to the property where the ambulance arrived.
  Witness #5 said he was on board the same boat as Witness #4. He said when they arrived at the crash site, he observed an injured person on scene who was transported to another person's property.
  Unit #1 had damage to the right side of the fiberglass hull and several plastic parts on the top. There was noticible damage in the middle of the right side of Unit #1 with blue paint transfer which was similar to the paint on the keel of Unit #2. The damage traveled upwards in a straight line and across the letter 'A'
  on the 'SEA'DOO' sticker near where the seat was attached.
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