RedactedNarrative: On 07-19-2019 at approximately 1800 hours, I was on duty in Monroe County State of Florida. I was on patrol in uniform, in a marked vessel with Officer in the area of Grassy Key. I was dispatched to a boating accident at Jolly Roger’s marina. Once arriving on scene, both vessels were at the location. The two occupants of V02 were at Fisherman’s Hospital. 
  
   I made contact with the operator of the striking vessel (V01). I observed both vessels had damages. The vessel that was struck (V02) had a cracked transom, cracked cowling, and broken Bimini top. V01 had scratches on the port side hull and chunks off the center keel underneath the bow eye.
  
   Operator1 stated, “At approximately 1615 my vessel, 22’ Pathfinder (FL 3618 NN), was headed North bound traveling at about 18 mph following my in-laws in their 21’ Proline prolite (FL 0775 PB). We were following from a distance of 50 yards. We headed North as my wife directed my attention to my port side at a house. At that point my in-laws came to a stop and I did not see them in time to avoid contact. We turned towards my port side and we hit their port side stern and motor. My bow rolled off the back end of their boat”. There were five occupants on Operator1’s vessel. Both children had their life jackets on. 
  
  The operator of V02 had one occupant on the vessel. V2 subject had injuries, not severe, to her back and had a hematoma under her left eye, she had trouble breathing after the collision. Operator2 replied, “They were heading to Curry Hammock sandbar. We stopped for about three minutes to check our depth, then I heard my wife yell and felt the collision. My wife was pinned to the console and then fell to the floor. My boat was heavily damaged but still afloat, so we headed back to dock at Jolly Rogers”.
  
   V2 subject stated, “We noticed the water level getting lower and we slowed down to a halt and then the other boat came over the transom and hit the center console. I got thrown down and had a hard time breathing”.
  
  