RedactedNarrative: On 7/15/18, I met with the owner of the 2017 Bean boat involved in this case. I met with Owner at the old Cannon Building supply building where he currently has the boat stored. 
  
  I spoke with Owner and asked him to tell me what had happened on the night of the crash. Owner told me he and two others had been up river for most of the day before heading back down river in the evening. Owner told me they stopped the boat just above the Hells Gate day use beach and began floating shortly after it got dark. Owner told me they were floating in the boat drinking water directly in front of the Hells Gate beach. I asked Owner if he had been consuming alcohol and he said that he had been earlier in the day but had not for some time prior to the crash. I asked Owner how far out into the river they were and he indicated they were very close to the pilings that sit out in the river. Owner estimated the distance in front of me which appeared to be 30-40feet. 
  
  From what Owner had told me I believed the boat to be well out of the middle and closer the eastern shore line. Owner told me he observed and heard another boat rounding the corner and stated the boat appeared to be out in the middle of the river. Owner indicated he could see the front nav lights on the boat and it appeared that as the boat continue up the river it kept angling towards them. Owner told me he realized the boat was coming directly at them so they all three started yelling and screaming to get the drivers attention but were unable to do so. V1 occupants dove out of the boat at the last second to avoid being hit and were under water as the two boats collided. Owner dove into the floorboard of the boat. After being struck Owner said he went to the back of the boat and started looking for V1 occupants in the water. No one on Owner's boat was seriously injured.
  
  I asked Owner about the lighting on his boat so he turned on the power and showed me the lights he indicates were on at the time of the crash. Owner stated that he was positive the white light was on along with the bright blue stereo system. Owner told me both V1 occupants would also be able to tell me that the lights were on. 
  
  I spoke with V1 occupants together on the phone. Both V1 occupants had similar stories of the incident and they were very similar to what I had been told by Owner. Occupant1 did mention that when they came to the surface of the water he could see Owner standing in the back of the boat due to the interior lights being on. 
  
  Operator2 was driving the 2000 Thunder Jet at the time of the crash and subject1 was on board. Operator2 told me he had been down at Roosters with everyone that was on his boat prior to heading back up the river. I asked Operator2 if he had been consuming alcohol while he was at Roosters and he told me that he had one beer that he did not finish. Operator2 told me that while he was traveling up the river he had passed several other boats that were displaying their lights and had no issues seeing them. Operator2 told me that he was traveling up the middle of the river and did not feel like he was veering to either side when at the last second saw Owner's boat. Operator2 told me that he could see he was perfectly lined up with the middle of Owner's boat so he made turned the boat hard to the left but was not able to completely miss the other boat. Operator2 told me he struck the back of Owner's boat near the stern and the force of the impact spun the two boats together making the back of his boat strike the middle of Owner's boat causing the damage. 
  
  Operator2 told me that when they made contact he was sent forward where his face made contact with the windshield causing open lacerations on his forehead and the impact caused his nose to start bleeding. The front passenger went forward on impact striking his knee on the front console area. He suffered the most severe injuries and required surgery to re attach his knee cap. 
  
  I spoke with V2 occupant on the phone and he told me that he and Operator2 were both sitting in the front of the boat paying attention as they traveled up the river due to it being dark outside. V2 occupant indicated that he does not remember seeing any lights what so ever prior to seeing the Owner's boat just before impact. V2 occupant did also tell me that he had no problems seeing other boats as they came up the river and even stopped once due to coming across a wake they could not identify. V2 occupant believed they were traveling up the middle of the river when they crashed into Owner.
  
  After gathering information from both operators and passengers there was obvious discrepancies between the two parties. There are witnesses on each boat that claim the other is at fault and with no apparent mechanical or electrical malfunctions to note it is difficult to show if Owner had his lights activated at the time of the crash or if Operator2 failed to see Owner floating on the river. At this time the differences in the facts of the crash completely change who may have been at fault and the outcome of this investigation. At this time this case will be closed due to the lack of physical evidence and the two sided descriptions of what happened.
  