RedactedNarrative: According to statements from a witness and the occupants for the boat, Operator1 was the driver of the boat.  The passenger next to the driver was Subject1.  Subject2 was sitting behind the driver and Subject3 was sitting next to him.  
  
  The boat was traveling fast upstream and close to the east shore.  The boat struck a rock that was sticking out of the water.  The boat went airborne and landed back in the lake.  The three passengers were thrown from the boat and into the water.  The driver was unsure if he was thrown from the boat or not.  After the crash occurred a witness came to render aid. He put all four of the crashed boats occupants onto his boat and brought them to shore at Mattie Randolph Access Area on Pine Hollow Rd. where emergency medical personal were on scene.  Once on shore Subject3 was loaded into an ambulance and then taken to the hospital in La Follette.  The other occupants were evaluated and either did not need or denied medical care.  I asked Operator1 who was driving and he said that he was.  I also asked Subject1 if Operator1 was the driver and she said that he was.  Subject3 also named Operator1 as the driver in her statement.  Subject2 later drew a seating chart of the boat and placed Operator1 in the driver''s seat.  This crash occurred in the Cove Creek section of Norris Lake.  Cove Creek is approximately 13.5 miles long from Cove Lake Dam to the mouth of the creek near Norris Dam.  Mountain Lake Marina and Twin Cove Marina are both in Cove Creek.  At the crash sight the lake is approximately 322 yards wide.  There are also private homes on the west shore.
  The operator smelled of alcoholic beverage and was obviously impaired. Field sobriety task was given and hewas arrested for BUI.