RedactedNarrative: According to the operators, they were both riding south on the main channel of lake norman on 5/22/14 at approximately 12:30pm just above the bridge at hudson's chapel road. Operator2 was slowing down with a new model pwc which had a "water braking" feature that allowed it to slow much more quickly than older pwcs. Operator1 was following close behind and did not realize the operator of vessel 2 had slowed down his rate of speed. The operator of vessel 1 then tried to swerve to miss the other pwc but did not make it in time and ramped his pwc up into vessel 2 colliding with the operator's left leg and pinning it to the body of the pwc. The impact also shattered the plastic surrounding the underside of the handle bars on vessel 2. Vessel 1 did not sustain any damage that was visible and did not cause any damage internally either. The operator of vessel 2 sustained a broken fibula with a shattered bone tip which the paramedics on scene did not diagnose at the time of the investigation. The operator called me and informed me on 5/27/14 that his medical condition had grown more serious. Both pwcs were operable, but vessel 2 sustained a great deal of cosmetic damage. 
  
  In my opinion, the operator of vessel 1 was at fault and due to his inattention and lack of operating experience, he was following too closely to vessel 2 i did not detect any alcohol nor other impairing substances in either of the two operators and i did not file any criminal charges in the incident.