RedactedNarrative: On 7/1/2017 at approximately 7:00 pm  V2 had launched from the Lincoln Access boat ramp and was heading south away from the ramp as her husband was parking the trailer.  V2 proceeded to go through the no wake zone at a slow rate & upon leaving the zone brought the up to speed in a straight line.  This is a common ritual done by the operator to ensure the boat and motor are in  proper running order before she returns to the dock to pick up her husband. 
  
  Occupant noticed V1 to the port side of them and seemed to be far enough away so it was believed that V1 would have seen V2. V2 continued to come toward V1 without slowing down.  V2 kept the same speed and didn't want to speed up for fear of running over V1 yet didn't consider slowing down.  It is believed that V1 realized the accident was going to happen at the last minute yet couldn't avoid it. 
  
  V1 ran into V2 on the port rear side of the boat,  making a large hole near the water line. V2 assessed the damage & started heading back to the boat ramp. V2 lost power and started taking on water and as the bilge pump kicked in, V1 towed V2 to the boat dock.  At approximately 7:19, occupant called this brother-in-law at the dock to inform him that they had been in an accident & to get the trailer back down the ramp to load up the boat.
  The Operator of V1 admitted to drinking alcohol and was tested for BWI.  The test was below the .08 legal limit but he did have alcohol in his system.  The Operator was charged with Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Reckless use of a watercraft.