RedactedNarrative: V1 was tied up at Hernando Beach boat ramp. Operator was starting port engine. Attempted to choke engine as it was rough starting, and mistakenly put into gear. Vessel lunged forward striking the gangway leading from boat ramp, to the floating boat dock, damaging the metal gangway. A female subject was walking down the gangway at the time the vessel struck it, and was thrown about the gangway, causing injury to her left side. EMS responded and transported the female to Oak HIll Hospital.
  
  Operator advised me that he had launched the vessel, and parked his vehicle. He stated that upon returning to the vessel he started the port engine and it was running a little rough, so he pushed the button on the throttle and gave it throttle to give it gas. He told me that he must have not pushed the button in far enough, instead engaging the throttle, because the vessel lunged forward striking the metal walkway leading from shore to the floating dock. He said a woman was walking down the walkway when the vessel struck the walkway, but his vessel did not strike her. 
  
       He told me that he checked on the woman and she was complaining of pain on her left side. Operator said that he did not see any visible signs if injury, however she was obviously shaken up. He had her sit in a chair that he had. He went on to tell me that the woman then got back in to the vessel she was there with, as he loaded up his vessel back on the trailer.  He said that he called 911 first, and that she also called 911. Upon the arrival of Hernando County Fire Rescue, the woman was transported to Oak Hill Hospital. (see attached statement)
  
       He had two other individuals with him. Subject1 who advised that she was at the stern of the vessel putting things away. She told me that she felt the collision, but did not see what happened. The other subject was identified as subject2. He told me that he was on the dock standing beside the vessel, which was tied up, and that as soon as the engines started it was immediately in full power forward. He told me that the vessel struck the ramp, but not the woman walking on it. He told me that they spoke to the woman afterwards and that she did not want an ambulance and that she was still going to go out on the boat, and got onto her boat.
  
       On the morning of 3/29/22, I met with Victim at her residence where she told me that she was walking down the gangway and the vessel struck the gangway and railing several times, and that each time she was tossed about as she tried to hold onto the railing, and hit her left side on the railing. She said that after being tossed about that she felt tingling pain on her left side, and that Operator gave her a chair to sit in for a bit. She stated that she then got into her own boat, but was still in pain, so called for EMS. She told me that her diagnosis was Bruised ribs. She also said she had headaches, and that her CT was clear.
  