RedactedNarrative: The vessel had struck the wave break damaging the steel supports, the wood wave break, and the idle speed sign.  subject advised us of an estimated $1000 in damage to the wave break.  subject advised that he had assisted the vessel by removing it from the lake and parking it behind a secured fence area of Park Marina.  
  
  Cpl. and I went to locate Operator and interview him about the incident.  We located Operator on his house boat docked on Dock 11.  Operator advised that he and five other children under the age of 13 had just left the idle speed area of Park Marina and was going to the gas dock to fuel up their vessel.  He advised that one of the children was trying to crawl from the front to the back of the vessel when he attempted to help the child.  He advised that he took his eyes off the direction he was going to help the child.  When he looked back up, he was headed straight towards the wave break at approximately 15-20 mph.  Operator collided head on with the wave break.  After the collision, he advised that four of the kids jumped into the water.  Another passing vessel came to assist by getting all the children out of the water.  There were no injuries from the incident.
  
  The vessel, a 2005 runabout Sea Ray Sport 180, had major damage to the bow fiberglass at the bow eye.  Starboard side damage from the first chine to the keel.  The lower unit and prop had damage.  Interior damage at the bow.  The binnimi top was also damaged.  Operator advised that the vessel would most likely be totalled.
  
  Operator was charged for violating the 100 foot law under rules of the road violation.