RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 was leaving the fireworks show in Santeelah Lake and was coming home from the event.  He was traveling into Santeelah Point area of the lake and the operator said that it was raining pretty hard at the time.  He has driven this area numerous times and has never had any trouble negotiating around the point. On this night, the operator was driving too close to the shoreline and traveling too fast for the weather and visibility that was created by the rain. 
  
  The operator stated that he was traveling between 10-20 mph. He came around Santeelah Point at a distance closer than he should and hit a dock.  This dock was attached to a rental home and also had Vessel #2 docked at it as well and a plastic canoe that was lying on the dock. The pontoon boat he was operating went on top of the dock and came to rest about midship. The stern of the boat was still partially in the water.  The canoe lying on the dock that was knocked into the water and damaged. 
  
  The operator of Vessel #1 then put his pontoon in reverse and began trying to get it off the dock.  While doing so, he struck Vessel #2 causing scratching and denting to Vessel #2 port side skirts.  Operator of vessel #1 also caused scratches to his port side from getting the boat off the dock. The operator stated that it took about 10 minutes to get his pontoon off the dock and back in the water.   Most of vessel #1 damage was to the starboard side pontoon.  It had damage to the very front of the pontoon.   Vessel #1 was turning towards his right upon impact causing me to believe he was still negotiating the turn upon impact.  All occupants in Vessel #1 had no injuries but were shaken up. T hey did not use their personal flotation devices as they were not ejected from their vessel. 
  
  The dock itself had damage as well.  Some boards were knocked loose and weren't attached.  There was also permanent affixed posts attached that were in the lake's bottom that was knocked loose.  The small bridge that attached the dock to land had become unattached also upon impact. 
  
  The operator of Vessel #1 was charged with careless and reckless operation due to all the circumstances surrounding the accident.  Upon interviewing the operator of Vessel #1 12 hours after the accident, I could still smell a faint odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath but he did not seemed impaired.  He admitted to drinking earlier in the day of the accident. The operator did not report the accident until the next day after he saw law enforcement at the dock accessing the damage.  He then stated he was responsible for the damages and he is willing to pay for all damages he caused. 
  
  No further investigation is needed in this accident.
   