RedactedNarrative: On August 12th at approximately 1430 hours the Maryland Natural Resources Police received a report of a boat accident with injury at the route 50 bridge in the Isle of Wight Bay Ocean City MD. Maryland Natural Resources Police got underway and responded to the area on NRP vessel 858. Ocean City Coast Guard small boat was on scene just north of the bridge with a PWC alongside with one occupant. The occupant later identified as OPERATOR 1 stated that he lost control of the PWC when the current overtook the vessel and he ran it into the Route 50 bridge. Coast Guard cleared once we had control of the PWC. 
  
  OPERATOR 1 complained of a leg injury and a cut was visible on his leg. Officer 1 gave OPERATOR 1 a band aid to self administer. OPERATOR 1 declined EMS. Officer 2 asked OPERATOR 1 if he had been drinking that day and OPERATOR 1 stated that he had not. Officer 2 asked OPERATOR 1 if he had boaters insurance and if he would like the officers to contact a salvage company to tow him back to where he splashed his PWC. OPERATOR 1 stated that he put his PWC in at 52nd street. Officer 1 contacted Tow Boat US to give OPERATOR 1 assistance with a tow. Officer 2 asked OPERATOR 1 if he would be willing to submit to a field sobriety testing to which he agreed. Officer 1 moored NRP vessel 858 along with OPERATOR 1’s PWC at Harbor Island fuel Dock at 14th street Ocean City. 
  
  Officer 2 conducted Field Sobriety Testing on OPERATOR 1. Field sobriety was negative. Officer 2 inspected the damaged PWC and identified a puncture inside the PWC with a large chunk of fiberglass missing from the bow and a strike on the port side. From the extent of the damage on the PWC, Officer 2 determined that OPERATOR 1 must have been operating his PWC over 6 knots when he struck the bridge. 
  
  OPERATOR 1 receive a citation for operating his PWC over 6 knots within 100 feet of the Route 50 bridge. 
  
  ALL EVENTS OCCURRED IN WORCESTER COUNTY
  