RedactedNarrative: On 03-13-2021 at approximately 4:39pm, I responded to Osteen, Florida in reference to a hit and run boating crash.
  Through my investigation, I determined that the crash occurred as a result of operator inattention.  OP1 was distracted while operating the vessel because he was texting on his phone.  OP1 had tightened his tiller steering mechanism to assist him with operating the vessel.  As OP1 traveled down the river, he assumed that the vessel was traveling in a straight line.  However, the vessel was slowly veering towards the east shoreline as OP1 was texting on his phone.  By the time OP1 stopped texting and finally looked up, he was unable to avoid a collision with the dock.  After colliding with the dock, OP1 and his occupants removed the debris caused by the collision and left the scene without notifying law enforcement or the owner of the affected property.
       I subsequently issued OP1 FWC Uniformed Boating Citation for leaving the scene of a boating crash without notifying law enforcement or the person affected.  I also issued OP1 FWC Boating Warning for improper registration numbers affixed to the above vessel.  It should be noted that I was able to later identify and contact the owner of the dock.  She subsequently provided me with a repair estimate for the dock damaged by the boating crash (see attached).  According to her, the amount estimated to repair the dock and supporting structures would be approximately $7,719.19.  
  
       No further action was taken at this time.