RedactedNarrative: On June 22, I was detailed to a two vessel crash which occurred on Lake Mohawk. I proceeded to location where both vessels were docked. I met with officers of Sparta PD who apprised me of the situation and that the injured had been transported to the hospital. 
  
  On scene I spoke to operator #2. 
  
  Operator # 2 stated i effect: " I had left my house and was headed north to pick up a friend. As I made a right hand turn toward his dock, I throttled down and there was a lot of sun glare. That is when I hit the other boat, which I never saw. I stopped, turned around, and was able to tow him with the assistance of a Kayaker. I was probably going about 25 to 30 mph, but I had slowed down before we hit. The sun Glare was very bad. I know that the sun was behind me, but it may have been coming off the water or shined directly into my rear view Mirror." 
  
  06/23/2014 
  
  Operator #1 stated in effect: " My wife and I were out with our two dogs for a slow cruise around the lake, which we do frequently. We were headed south west along the shore very slowly, probably 5 mph, about 50 yards from land. All of a sudden my wife screamed, "He is going to hit us!". At the last moment, I noticed the other boat coming at us from the right side. I was able to turn a little left, but he still ran right into us. He must have been going extremely fast and the boat came up and over us, hitting the right side of my head and right shoulder. I have Lacerations to my right elbow and right calf which received stitches. I also have swelling and an abrasion to my right eye." 
  
  The evening of the crash I spoke with witness #1 via telephone. 
  Witness #1 stated in effect: " We had just gotten in the boat with our dogs and started to drive around the lake. We were going slow, when all of the sudden I noticed coming at us from the right at a diagonal. I screamed at my husband that he was going to hit us. My husband turned a bit left which saved me from getting hit. The other boat was going very fast, hit us on the right side, and came up over our boat. My husband was very bloody. I think a kayaker helped the other boater pull us into the dock. I have trouble remembering what happened immediately after the Crash, I was so worried about my husband." 
  
  On July 3, I spoke to witness #2 via telephone. Witness #2 stated in effect: I was on the back deck looking out at the lake. I noticed a boat going fast away from the sun and I heard a woman in another boat screaming. All o0f the sudden, the boat going fast ran right over the other boat. I yelled to my mom to call 11 and ran down to help. There were two people and two dogs on the boat that got hit. I took care of the dogs until they were picked up. I am not exactly sure but I think there were two people on the boat that was going fast. 
  
  Investigation Revealed: Vessel #1, operated by operator #1, with witness # 1 on board was proceeding south west at a slow no wake speed approximately 50 yards from the east shore. Vessel #2, operated by operator #2, the only occupant. Vessel #2 was proceeding north east at a high speed approximately 100 yards from the east shore. as vessels 1 and 2 approached, vessel #2 made a right turn(east) towards the dock at 60 maple Parkway. Operator #2 failed to observe vessel #1, subsequently striking vessel #1 on the starboard side and proceeding over vessel #, striking victim #1. 
  Victim #1 suffered non life threatening injuries including shoulder and head abrasions and lacerations to his right elbow and right calf. Witness #1 and operator #2 were not injured. 
  
  It should be noted that on scene, the Lake Mohawk Marine Patrol advised me that he verbally warned operator #2 earlier in the day for traveling at a high rate of speed too closely to shore. 
  
  Operator #2 was issued a summons for violation of121:7-47, Reckless Operation of a Power Vessel.