RedactedNarrative: On september 19, 2015 at approximately 11:30 a.m. a boat accident occurred on falls lake adjacent to the holly point swim area. Two vessels were involved in the accident with vessel #1 being a 2000 kawasaki personal watercraft. Vessel #2 was a 2010 18 foot skeeter, owned and operated and having aboard five other passengers. Vessel #1 struck vessel #2, bow to stern collision, due to careless and reckless operation.
  
  Upon investigation it was determined that vessel #1 had been following closely behind vessel #2 for a short period in order to jump its created wake. Vessel #2 brought the vessel off throttle to neutral to figure out their location on the unfamiliar falls lake. Vessel #1 stated that he was “looking down at something” and when he looked up vessel #2 had come to a stop and there was nothing he could do to prevent from striking that vessel. Vessel #1 collided with vessel #2''s stern on the port side directly at the ladder step.  It also struck the motor with its starboard side, which veered vessel #1 off to the left side of vessel #2, preventing injury to any passengers.
  
  There was a baseball size hole in the front of vessel #1 with an estimated $3000.00 worth of damage. Vessel #2 had fiberglass damage to the impact site on the stern, scratches and a crack on the motor cowling, and scratches down the port side. The owner estimated at least $3000.00 worth of damage as well.  There were no personal injuries and all the safety equipment was in compliance on both vessels.  I performed sfst on the operator of vessel #1 due to him having the presence of alcohol on his breath but was determined to not be intoxicated. I did charge the operator of vessel #1 with careless and reckless operation of a motorboat.
   