RedactedNarrative: On July 16, 2022 at approximately 1715 hours I, Corporal with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division was on patrol near the Big Oak boat landing when I received a complaint of a boating incident at the landing.  I arrived within a couple minutes of being notified of the incident.  Both vessels were on trailers and sitting in the parking lot when I arrived.  Vessel 1 (V1) was a Chaparral ski boat.  Vessel 2 (V2) was a Tracker Tahoe ski boat.  According to witnesses and passengers on both vessels, V2 was docked at the Big Oak landing dock.  The stern of V2 was docked in a opposite direction from the shore with it's starboard side attached to the dock.  
  
  Two people were inside V2.  V1 was being driven by Operator1.   V1 attempted to dock it's port side to the back of the dock with it's port stern near the starboard stern of V2.  When Operator1 realized V1 was about to strike V2, she admitted to throttling down V1 in an attempt to avoid a collision.  When Operator1 throttled down V1, it's port stern struck the starboard stern of V2 causing an approximate 8 inch wide dent in the fiberglass of V2.  V1 had minimal scratches and transfer marks.  Operator1 admitted that she throttled down in an attempt to avoid the collision and that it was her fault for operating V1 in a manner that caused it to collide with V2.  Operator1 admitted to having minimal experience operating a vessel.  After investigating the cause of the incident, I issued Operator1 a warning for operating a vessel above idle speed within 100 feet of another object.
  