RedactedNarrative: On Wednesday July 4, 2018 at approximately 9:27pm, Officers were working for Geneva Lake Law enforcement in Walworth county, WI, in the village of Fontana assisting water safety patrol (WSP) and the Fontana FD with keeping boat traffic out of the buoy restricted area surrounding the firework barge. Officers were notified by the Fontana fire boat that there was a large vessel (Vessel 1) approaching the firework barge not obeying the directions of the fireboat to stop. Officers directed the boat away from the firework barge, the vessel had come within approximately 20ft of the fireboat. WSP advised they had received a call that a large boat bearing “Soggy Dog” left the abbey harbor and struck a pier and multiple other boats. Fontana PD advised they had a call for the same incident and they had an officer out with the witnesses. 
  Due to the congestion of the fireworks Officers were unable to make contact with the vessel until after the show ended. Officers also observed that the Vessel 1 did not have front navigation lights turned on. After the show we initiated a traffic stop on the Vessel 1. Vessel 1 Operator stated he was in a rush to get out for the firework show before it began and he did not believe he hit anything. Witnesses on the pier stated they saw the passengers on Vessel 1 looking over the side after the boat struck Vessel 2, a white 1977 sea ray which was parked and covered on a shore station in the Abbey harbor channel.  Vessel 2’s swim platform was damaged and shore station is inoperable. 
  Witnesses on the pier also stated the collision was very loud and there was no way the people on Vessel 1 would not have noticed. Witnesses in the Abbey Harbor stated that Vessel 1 was headed towards them and were afraid the boat was going to strike them, they had to yell at the boat to stop. Vessel 1 Operator stated he had been drinking throughout the day but did not appear to be intoxicated, SFST conducted with negative results. Vessel 1 Operator stated he was inexperienced but believed he was the “most sober” out of the group. Citations issued.
  