RedactedNarrative: According to the operator, they were traveling westward toward the Frenchport boat ramp when they struck a stationary object in the river channel. Neither the operator nor passenger 2 could identify the object or the precise location of the accident. They both said their vision may have been obscured by the glare of the sun.  V1 struck the object head-on with the trolling motor mount. The stainless steel bolts that secured the trolling motor mount were sheared in a line parallel with the mid line of V1 and the mount was lost in the river.  They advised the victim was ejected upon impact and they were able to get him back into V1 and travel to Frenchport boat ramp to await the ambulance. 
  
  The victim was interviewed on 07/23. He stated he was sitting in a seat mounted on a pedestal toward the bow facing the stern of V1, so he never saw what they hit and didn't remember anything else past that point.
  
  All three subjects stated they had been consuming alcohol (beer) throughout the day and they had been on the water since approximately 1200.  Operator was charged with BUI.