RedactedNarrative: On 9/5/2020 I was dispatched to the area of Humbug Cove at Lake Pleasant Regional Park for a report of a boat accident with injuries. Addition details provided to me by dispatch advised two boats collided in the no wake zone and one was taking on water. 
  Deputy and I were in Humbug Cove when the call came in and located the two watercraft involved on the west side of the shoreline. Upon arrival Both watercraft were beached and all parties were accounted for. I exited my watercraft and spoke with OPERATOR 1 who advised she was the operator of the rented pontoon from Scorpion Bay Marina. OPERATOR 1 admitted she was operating at the time of the accident and she provided me with her AZ issued Driver''s license at this time.
  I asked OPERATOR 1 to tell me what happened and she told me the following; She was operating the watercraft and it was her first time. She was heading south out of the cove and noticed some people swimming in the water behind her. She stated she got nervous with the people behind her and pushed the throttle forward. When she did the watercraft accelerated towards watercraft #2. She stated she could not turn fast enough and struck the side of the watercraft. When I asked OPERATOR 1 if she had been drinking she stated she had. I conducted HGN on OPERATOR 1 and saw no signs of impairment and could not smell an odor of alcohol emitting from her person.
  After speaking with OPERATOR 1, I spoke with BOAT OWNER 2. BOAT OWNER 2 stated he was the owner of the watercraft which was struck and totaled. BOAT OWNER 2 advised he was anchored in the cove and no one was in the water at the time of the accident. BOAT OWNER 2 stated when they anchored, they were all still inside of the watercraft and were getting ready to jump into swim. BOAT OWNER 2s wife, was sitting right where the pontoon struck the boat. OWNER 2s wife was knocked out of her seat at the time and sustained a small contusion to her right collar bone. OWNER 2s wife did not require medical attention at this time. BOAT OWNER 2s boat sustained catastrophic hull failure and is considered a total loss. Pleasant Harbor Tow service assisted in towing BOAT OWNER 2s watercraft back to the harbor.
  OPERATOR 1 was cited for violation of ARS 5-345F-failure to control speed to avoid a collision and ARS 5-343-Excessive speed/wake and was released at this time.
  Case cleared by cite and release.
  Nothing further.