RedactedNarrative: On 6/26/22 at approximately 17:45 hrs, we were notified of a boating incident that had just occurred in sneads ferry.  The incident occurred in front of grandview dr on the icw.  Upon arrival, i spoke wiith the owner/operator of the vessel, and he described what had occurred.  Operator1 reported that he and his two friends were heading back to the west onslow boating access area from the new river inlet.  
  
  Operator1 reported that he was looking down at his gps/fish finder, failing to notice that his boat was veering towards a dock.  Operator1 reported that his boat hit a dock, which caused his friend to be ejected out of the boat and into the water.  Operator1 reported that he turned his boat around to check on friend and tied his boat up to the dock he had just hit.  Operator1 reported that two gentlemen from neighboring homes rushed down to the water to pull friend out.  She was transported to naval hospital on base and treated for her injuries.  Upon arrival at approximately 16:30, i ran field sobriety tests on operator1 and collected a breath sample from him.  Although he had admitted to consuming alcohol, i did not find him to be impaired at the time.  Operator1 was issued a citation for operating a motorboat in a reckless manner.  
  
  I collected statements from all witnesses, which corroborated what operator had reported.  boat sustained significant damage to the fiberglass on the starboard side of the vessel as well as having his entire console shift inside the vessel.  
  
  One of the boards on the bottom of the dock was broken in half from the impact of the vessel striking it.  No other damage was reported or observed.  
  
  I towed operator1 and his vessel back to west onslow boating access area so he could load it on the trailer as it was taking on water.
  
  Even though operator1 had been drinking, that is not the cause of this incident.
  
  