RedactedNarrative: On 11/22/2015  I, Officer a law enforcement officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was on routine water patrol on the St Johns River between downtown Jacksonville and Ortega River. Around 1700 I received a call from dispatch that there has been a reported boating accident on the St Johns River and the Riviera Apartments 2798 St. Johns Ave. Jacksonville, FL.
  
  Upon my Arrival at 1715hrs I was met by Jacksonville Sheriff Officers. They told me that the owner/driver of the vessel and the passenger are in the parking lot of the apartments. After making contact with the subjects I asked if anyone had injuries they both said that they are okay and have no injuries. 
  
  Lt. arrived to help process the scene. Lt. separated the driver and the passenger and asked them if they would mind filling out a sworn statement. Below is what they stated per word on their sworn statement which is attached to this report.
  
  Driver/owner Stated: We was headed too Ortega or 103rd boat ramp & had a malfunction with the vessel & throttle stuck we went right & hit the bulk head & started takin on water then went & retrieved ride & come to possess the vessel.  
  
  Passenger Stated: Coming from landing and riding the right hand shoulder. We were heading back to the boat ramp on 103rd. all of a sudden there was an issue with the boat we pulled into Rivera park way. At the time we hit bottom and either it pull us right or he pulled us right and struck bulk head from there we got our of boat and pulled it up to condo. We talked to witnesses and then he said he was calling FWC.  Signed.
  
  Lt. and I also made contact with some of the residents at the Riviera Park Apartments. We also asked if they would mind giving a sworn statement which they had no issue doing so. The following statements are from them.
  
  Subject1 This evening, I am thinking it was between four and five, I was cleaning my apartment-had all windows opened, and I heard a boat’s motor and male voices. I knew the boat was going pretty fast because of the motor’s sound; the men were hollering with joy… reminded me of Dukes and Hazzard. I looked out the window (which is directly by where the boat and men were) and saw that they were making a sharp turn between the dock and wall nearest my apartment building (the embankment). They shouted with glee and (so it appeared) decided to do it again. They had made big waves and big wakes. They turned into the turn again, but this time they hit the wall of the embankment and sank the boat.  Signed.
  
  Subject2
  Seen a boat come in at high rate of speed 2 people in the boat hollering did a sharp U turn and ran into sea wall, water came over back of boat and it sunk.  Signed
  
  Subject3
  I was sitting in my living room, of my apartment which is about 4 feet from the sea wall. I hear the loud noise of a boat motor coming down the river and hear men hooping and hollering it sound like. I look out the living room window and see a ski boat passing by about 3 feet from the seawall going full throttle. I watch as the boat turn into the inlet and attempts to make a donut turn with the men on board hooting and hollering. As the boat came towards my apartment window facing the docks the driver was unable to complete the turn and crashed into the seawall causing a large hole in the bow of the boat. One of the men flipped out the front into the water. When he got out of the water. The other man climbed out of the boat and onto our grass and immediately fell down. I heard one say “ Let’s get the f*ck out of here” and saw the man I think was the driver, the heavier get one in jean try to push the boat off the wall. I think the othe…