RedactedNarrative: I was dispatched to the area of Devil’s Elbow Boat Ramp in reference to two bass boats had collided and one person was injured. Upon arrival, I observed a bass boat with two occupants and Operator1 had just docked at the ramp. I approached the dock and observed several boats heading to the ramp and one of them was towing a boat upside down. 
  
  Upon contact with Subject1 who was operating the boat that had just docked. He advised that Subject2 and Operator1 was the one that was one of the boats in the accident with Operator1 being hurt. Trigg County EMS had arrived short time after I did and removed Operator1 and transported him to Barkley Airport where he was taken to Baptist Health by helicopter. I spoke with Subject2 and asked him what happen?  He advised that they had just taken off to fish a tournament with 10 boats in the field. They had approached the mouth of the Devil’s Elbow when Operator1 asked Subject2 if he thought they could cut the point.
  
  Subject2 replied to Operator1 “yes I think we can.” Operator1 turning the vessel to a north west position towards the secondary channel and proceeded to full throttle around 58 MPH. Subject2 observed another boat off to his left that was getting closer and Subject2 started hitting Operator1 in his left shoulder trying to get his attention to let him know that a boat was off to his left.
  
   It was too late and Operator1's( boat #1) boat struck  boat #2 in the right side in front of console with the left side of bow causing boat #2 to rock to the left and right and spinning out with the motor shutting off. Operator1's boat rode up over top of the gunnel of Operator2's boat causing it to roll to the right side, throwing both occupants out into the water and continued to flip completely over. Only thing was visible was the bottom of the boat. Subject2 swam back to the boat and got on top of it, while Operator1 was thrown a life jacket by Subject1 and Subject3 who was right behind the two boats.
  
  Subject2 stated that Operator1 never did see the other boat until contact. I spoke with (boat #2) and asked him what happened? He advised that he took off and seen Operator1 driving Subject2 boat and it was off to his right. He proceeded towards the mouth of the bay and swung wide to give the other boat enough room and headed north towards the bridge. The boat was on plane and running around 60 mph and he happened to look to his right and seen the bow of Subject2's boat about two feet from hitting his right side. Operator2 laid down to the left in the seat knowing that they were going to hit. After impact, Operator2's boat was facing in a south position and he didn't know what had happen to the other boat until he looked to his left and seen the other boat upside down. 
  
  I spoke with Subject1 and Subject3 who was right behind the boats that was in the accident and first on scene. They stated that Operator2 (Boat #2) came out of the mouth of Devil's Elbow wide and headed north towards the bridge and Subject2's boat (Boat #1) headed out of the mouth in a west  direction and never changed course. Subject2's boat (Boat #1) struck Operator2's boat in a 45 degree angle causing it to deflect and flip throwing out both occupants. 
  
  When we stopped to help Subject2 had already made to the flipped boat and Operator1 had surfaced. We threw a life jacket to Operator1 until we made it to him and we picked up both of them out of the water. We then proceeded back to the ramp where EMS was waiting.
  
  While I was collecting information about the accident, it was made known to me that Operator1 was asking for two pain pills, while waiting for the ambulance. Operator1 was transported to Lake Barkley Airport where he was flown by Life Flight to Baptist Health of Paducah. Once I cleared the scene at Devil's Elbow, I arrived at Baptist Health to speak with Operator1 and he had already gone to x-ray. I spoke with the head nurse that was in charged and asked if a drug screen panel had been performed on Operator1? She advised me that they would do one and that they had found two prescription bottles in his blue jean front pockets. One was Hydrocodone and other one was unmarked. She advised that they did have pills in them and they were locked in a safe at the security office.
  
  On 8/5/16, I talked with the Trigg County Attorney to obtain a subpoena or search warrant for Operator1's medical records. He advised me to obtain a search warrant and I proceeded to McCracken County Court house to get a judge's signature for the search warrant. No judge was in the office and I located Honor at his residence. I proceeded to Baptist Health Medical Records Department where I executed the warrant and obtained a large packet of medical records from the 7/26/16 to 8/5/16 on Operator1. The drug panel showed that Operator1 had Methadone and Opiates in his blood at the time of the accident.