RedactedNarrative: Still under investigation.  Pending criminal charges against operator.  Waiting on more information from Investigator.
  
  Vessel #1 ran aground with 7 persons onboard and 1 being pulled by a tube striking a tree with multiple passengers being ejected.  5 persons were injured.  Various containers of alcohol were on board and consumed by passengers before and after their voyage.  
  
  Investigator states that operator was operating negligently and recklessly at excessive speed at night.  He failed to maintain a proper lookout and failed to navigate the river safely even though a GPS/Chart Plotter was installed and turned on.  He was unable to keep the vessel in a safe navigable area of the river and ran ashore striking a tree.  Towing a tuber at night was negligent and reckless operation and in violation of state law.  He was traveling at 30mph when the manufacturer tow speed recommendation was 20mph for adults.  He was operating an unregistered vessel with only 1 pfd and did not fill out a boater's operator's report required by law.  This boating accident resulted in life changing injuries to one passenger.
  
  Operator was criminally charged with unsafe operation, negligent operation (towing a tube at night), failure to report, unregistered motorboat and equipment violations (0nly 1 pfd on board.)  Operator admitted have a few sips of alcohol but the ethanol came back normal upon hospital drawing bleed.