RedactedNarrative: On April 5, 2017, a single vessel accident occurred on the Saint Johns River, approximately 100 yards southeast of Marker 36, in Volusia County Florida.  A 17’ open motorboat occupied only by the operator, lost control and crashed into a tree.  The operator was thrown forward into the console and deck, causing substantial injury to the face and left leg fractures.  The cause of this crash is limited visibility due to weather and a possible medical condition causing the 72 year old operator to lose consciousness.
  
  Upon speaking with Victim he stated that he had been out on the boat since approximately 2:30pm that afternoon. He had not had much fluids or food throughout the afternoon. On his way south on the St. Johns River it had started to rain, causing the windshield of the center console boat to become difficult to see through. While going approximately 25 miles per hour he stood up in an attempt to look over the windshield to see where he was going. At that time he thinks he had passed out causing him to no longer have control of the vessel. He remembers coming to at the last second before making contact with the tree but it was too late. Victim fell to the left of the console after hitting the tree, striking his forehead, face and left leg on the inside of vessel, below the handrail. He was able to get to his cell phone and call his family member for help who was also out on a separate boat on the St. Johns River. The family member found him on the damage boat at the accident site and transported him on their boat to the Ed Stone Park boat ramp.;
  
  Victim was transported to the hospital by EMS and admitted for treatment. His injuries were as follows: laceration to the forehead resulting in sutures, facial orbital fracture on the left side and tibia/fibula closed fracture directly below the left knee.
  