RedactedNarrative: On July 2, 2022 at approximately 9:00pm, LDWF Lt. was notified of 2 vessel collision in Bayou Magazille by the Assumption Parish Office in which the impacting vessel (V1) fled the scene of the incident. Lt. and Cpl. Met up with Assumption Sheriff Office deputies who had the parties of each vessel at the Attakapa Boating Landing. 
  
  The early stages of this investigation reveals V1 and V2 were traveling head on with one another in Bayou Magazille. The operator of V2 veered V2's course to starboard (right). The operator of V1 veered V2's course to port (left). V1 and V2 collided, with V1 leaving the scene of the incident shortly after. The Assumption Sheriff's Office was able to stop Operator1 and his passenger on LA HWY 401 about a 1/4 of a mile from the Attakapa Landing as they were trying to leave the area. 
                  During the course of interviewing Operator1, LDWF Agents we able to smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming his breathe. LDWF Cpl. conducted SFST on Operator1, which he performed poorly. Operator1 was placed into police custody and was transported to the Assumption Parish Correctional Facility where a breathe test was administered. The results showed Operator1 had a BAC of 0.152g%. He was booked into jail shortly after for violating RS 14:98 - Operating a vessel while intoxicated and 14:100 - Hit and run (vessel). The incident is still under investigation with further charges pending.
                 Both vessel's were properly equipped with PFD's, but they were not worn at the time of the incident. V1 and V2 were both remote steered vessels. Alcohol use, violating rules of the road #1, and no proper lookout are believed to be the contributing factors at this stage of the investigation.
  