RedactedNarrative: On July 26th at approximatley 1415 hours Officer received a call from the DNR comms center of a report of a PWC accident located in the vicinity of Hoopers Crabhouse near the sandbar coming from the thoroughfare.  Ofc1 got underway on vessel 845.  DNR comms center informed Ofc1 that two injured individuals involved were picked up by a Pontoon boat from Hoopers Crabhouse and also Coast Guard was enroute to the scene.  Once in the area the pontoon boat "Flounder Pounder" told Ofc1 that EMS was on scene.  
  
   Ofc1 notified DNR comms center that he and Ofc2 were on scene.  The PWC's involved in the accident were rentals from Paradise Watersports out of Hoopers Crabhouse in West Ocean City.  EMS informed Ofc1 that they had one injured operator of a PWC involved in the accident.  Victim was in the ambulance receiving care from EMS.  Victim's injuries including being unconscious for a short period of time and injured arm and ribs.  Ofc1 gathered Victim's information first because EMS needed to transport him to Peninsula Regional Medical Center.  While Ofc1 was gathering Victim's information Ofc2 looked for the other individuals involved in the accident.  Ofc2 identified the operator and violator of the accident as operator3.
  
  
  Ofc1 met with Operator3 and got her statement of the events that occurred from the PWC accident.  Operator3 explained that she was on her PWC cruising back with the group.  She looked back for a moment then looked forward and realized she was not going to stop quick enough to avoid hitting the PWC in front of her.  She said she clipped the PWC in front of her and launched herself into the air resulting in her falling off.  Before she struck the PWC in front of her she said she attempted to use more throttle and tried to turn more to avoid a collision.  After the collision other boats in the area stopped to help.  She said her PWC hit a total of 2 other PWC's.  The Paradise Watersports guide was in front of the PWC that her PWC landed on after it was launched into the air.  After the statement was taken Ofc1 asked Operator3 if she had been drinking that day to which she replied yes hours earlier.  Ofc1 had Operator3 complete a series of Field Sobriety Testing which resulted in negative results.  Ofc1 then instructed Operator3 to wait with Ofc2 while he got the last statement from the other injured operator from the PWC accident.  
  
   Ofc1 met with Operator2 and received his statement of what happened.  Operator2 explained to Ofc1 that he was slowing down with the group just outside the no wake zone.  He stated that he saw Operator3 kept up her speed and did not slow down like the rest of the group.  Operator3 then struck the PWC that was being operated by Victim.  Operator3's PWC went airborne about 4 feet and then Operator3's PWC came down on Operator2's PWC. Operator2 was clipped by Operator3's PWC which hit his arm but he declined EMS.  
  
   Officer met with Victim, the injured operator1 who was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, to get his statement of what occurred.
  
  Ofc1 issued a citation to Operator3 for Operating a PWC greater than 6 knots within 100 feet of another vessel.  
  
  
  NR 8- 704 08.18.02.05L (Operate PWC> 6 knots within 100' of a vessel) 
  
  
  ALL EVENTS OCCURRED IN WORCESTER COUNTY
  