RedactedNarrative: On August 3rd, 2019, I, Officer First Class of Maryland Natural Resources Police, received a call reference a boating accident on Nabbs Creek. I responded via patrol vessel to the water access area of 426 Carvel Beach Road Chestnut Hill Cove, MD.  Upon arrival, I observed a white 23-foot cabin vessel on top of a residential pier and three subjects standing next to the vessel on the pier.
  
  I made initial contact with all individuals and made sure all parties that were originally on the vessel were all accounted for and checked for injuries of anyone involved. All subjects stated they were uninjured and did not need medical treatment, and no one was missing.
  
  I inquired with all parties as to who was operating the vessel. A male subject stated he was operating the vessel when he struck the pier and the vessel became lodged on the pier unable to move.  Operator stated he was returning from a fishing trip with his wife and friend when he rounded Stoney Creek and proceeded on Nabbs Creek and increased speed. Operator stated he did not see the pier and crashed into it. Operator stated he was going approximately 10 knots but based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believe he was going must faster. Operator also stated the pier was unlit which was an incorrect statement. The pier has over 20 lighted lamps from land to the end of the pier and is visible in the lighting conditions of the evening. I inquired with Operator if he had been drinking or doing any drugs tonight which he stated he did not drink or take recreational drugs. I asked Operator if he would submit to Standard Field Sobriety testing to which he agreed.
  
  Operator was able to pass all Standard Field Sobriety Testing which were given to him.
  
  
  Operator was asked how much boating experience he had to which he stated over 40 years. Operator stated at one point he held a Captain’s License but was unable to maintain it due to health issues.
  
  Based on my investigation and the speed that Operator was traveling up Nabbs Creek, he was operating the vessel negligently. Operator endangered the lives of his passengers by traveling too quickly at night based on his experience and comfort with the waterways he was traveling and also failed to maintain a proper lookout while operating a vessel. Operator was issued two citations for;
   
  
  Operator created significant damage to the homeowner’s pier as well as his vessel. Written statements were obtained from all individuals on board the vessel.
  
  
  The dock appeared to have at least $5,000 worth of damage, and the vessel had at least the same amount if not more based on my training, knowledge, and experience.
  
  Pictures are attached of the damage and incident.
  
   
  
  All of the above events occurred in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  