RedactedNarrative: On may 26, 2014 at approximately 12:30pm a boating accident occurred just north of channel marker 6 on lake norman in mooresville. Operator1 was operating vessel 1 while heading north on the main channel. His friend, operator2 was operating vessel 2 and was heading northeast on the main channel. Both vessels were owned by operator1's father. V1 made a sharp turn to his port side and suddenly stopped while facing south. V2 struck v1 on the starboard bow. 
  
  The two men decided to make wakes for each other to jump with their vessels. V1 travelled north a short distance then made a sharp turn facing south. V2 was approaching at a high rate of speed and did not expect v1 to stop after making the turn. V2 struck v1 at about a 45 degree angle on the starboard bow. Both men were ejected off their vessels into the water. 
  
  The occupants of a nearby pontoon boat and a ski boat, several of which were nurses and first responders, assisted with getting both men out of the water and took them to the nearest dock. They contacted 911. The operator of v1 was later flown to carolina medical center in charlotte. Due to the blunt force impact, he was checked for internal injuries and other bodily trauma. He was released later that evening with no major medical concerns. V2'soperator was sent to lake norman regional medical center in mooresville for evaluation, and released within a few hours. 
  
  The analysis of the damage of both pwcs indicated that v2 had struck v1 on the starboard side about 1/3 of the way back from the bow at approximately a 45 degree angle. The entire steering console of v1 had been ripped off from the impact along with a substantial amount of fiberglass damage. Both bolts that hold the console in place were bent in the same direction and at the same angle indicating the direction of impact. There was minor fiberglass damage to the hull of v2. Both operators were wearing their pfd and kill switch lanyard. Alcohol was not a contributing factor. 
  
  The contributing factors of this accident were: careless and reckless operation, excessive speed, no proper lookout, operator inexperience and operator inattention. As a result, the operator of v2 was charged with careless and reckless boat operation.