RedactedNarrative: On 6/4/22 at approximately 6:30 pm, a boating incident occurred on high rock lane in the vicinity of goat island in crane creek.  Vessel 1 was a personal watercraft being operated with his daughter sitting in front of him.  Vessel 2 was a pontoon boat and was sitting at anchor when vessel 1 made a left hand turn and ran into the stern right side of vessel 2.  No one was injured on board either vessel
  
  Operator1 had been riding the pwc in the area of goat island most of the day.  By his own admission and several witness statements, Operator1 had been driving recklessly attempting to jump the wakes of other vessels in the area.  He stated at the time of impact, he believed he was traveling 10 mph.  Operator1 was traveling east from the mainland towards goat island when he made a left hand turn.  When making this turn, Operator1 struck the back of an anchored pontoon boat.  The strike was a glancing blow.  He first contacted a ladder on the back of the starboard, right, pontoon.  After striking the ladder, the pwc struck the engine which caused damage to the cowling and caused a fuel leak.  The pontoon was at anchor in a north/south direction parallel to the shore of goat island.  It had 6 passengers on board at the time of the incident.  
  
  After striking the pontoon, Operator1 stopped the pwc and stated that he had just struck the pontoon.  At that point, the owner/operator of the anchored pontoon called 911.  No one on either vessel was injured.  Operator1 and his daughter were both wearing pfds at the time of the collision.  No one on board the pontoon vessel was wearing a pfd and none were put on at the time of the incident.  
  
  Several witnesses from that day stated that Operator1 had been driving recklessly on the pwc most of the afternoon.  They also stated that Operator1 had attempted to spray several vessels.  Millers ferry volunteer fire department was the first agency on scene and held both vessels until nc wrc law enforcement officers arrived on scene.  I was the first on scene at approximately 7:20pm.  When i arrived, i spoke with the individuals on the pontoon briefly and then began to speak with Operator1.  I detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage and saw signs of impairment coming from Operator1.  I then completed standardized field sobriety test on Operator1 and placed him under arrest.  Operator1 was with a group of individuals who were in a ski boat toed to goat island.  All of those individuals refused to give officers a witness statement.
  
  Alcohol impairment, reckless operation and operator inattention all contributed to this incident.  As a result, Operator1 was at fault for this incident and he was charged with boating while impaired and careless and reckless operation of a vessel.
  
  