RedactedNarrative: On April 2, 2015 at approximately 2:15 P.M. I Officer was on State Water Patrol at the Cortez Bridge in Bradenton when I received a call from dispatch informing me of a boating accident at Longboat Pass.
   
  Upon arrival at Longboat Pass I observed Longboat Key Police department standing by with three persons on board two vessels with the registration of FL 9684 LE (V1) and FL 7209 LL (V2). Once I approached I was informed by Longboat Key PD and the three individuals that they were the ones involved in the boating accident and that another person was injured and already transported to Blake Medical Hospital. I was informed by the three individuals that Victim was operating V1 with V1 occupant on board while Operator2 was operating V2 with V2 occupant on board. Upon further investigation I was able to get written statements from both operators and both occupants of V1 and V2 along with signed diagrams of the accident stating it was an accurate representation of what happened from Operator2, V2 occupant, and Victim. 
  
  Operator of V1, Victim, informed me that he was pointing towards the East in Longboat Pass actively getting Pass Crabs while V2 is heading West actively getting Pass Crabs as well. Victim then stated that he made a turn Northeast and put his vessel into neutral while V2 is about 10-15 yards away. Victim stated that V2 continued to head West out the pass chasing a pass when it made contact with the starboard bow of his vessel (V1). Victim informed me that he saw V2 getting closer and about to hit his vessel so he then left his helm to try to push the vessels apart which in turn caused his left hand to get caught in between the two vessels injuring his left ring finger. 
  
  Occupant of V1 informed me that they were in the Slow Speed Zone in Longboat Pass gathering Pass Crabs when Victim, Operator of V1, turned their boat to face North towards Coquina Beach. V1 occupant then stated that V2 circled around them to face West heading out the Pass to net a Pass Crab. V1 occupant then informed me that he was putting a Pass Crab into the back live well of V1 and that the two vessels at that time were about 10 to 15 feet apart. He then stated that V2 was going after a Pass Crab that ended up floating under their vessel, V1. Operator of V1, Victim, then put his vessel into neutral and ran to the bow of V1 to try to keep the boats from hitting when the two vessels were about a foot apart. V1 occupant then stated that he heard occupant of V2 tell operator of V2 to put it into reverse. Operator of V1, Victim, then gets his hang caught in between the two vessels crushing his left ring finger. 
  
  Operator of V2 informed me that he was Westbound drifting out the pass actively getting Pass Crabs when V1 maked a Northeast turn right in front of him, about 6-7 feet away from his vessel. Operator2 then stated that he put his vessel from nuetral into reverse to try to stop the boats from hitting. Then Victim left the helm of V1 to try to keep the boats from hitting when he gets his hand crushed between the two vessels injuring his finger. 
  
  Occupant of V2 informed that they were headed Westbound with the current while V2 was headed Eastbound at them, opposite the current. V2 occupant stated that from how it looked to him the two vessels would have made contact on their port sides. He then informed me that he was getting a Pass Crab when he looked up and the two vessels were about 8 feet away. V2 occupant then stated that Operator2 put their vessel into reverse while operator of V1, Victim, left the helm of his vessel and went to the bow of his boat to try to push the two vessels apart causing injury.