RedactedNarrative: The incident occurred down river from the Tuckasee King boat landing.
  
  The victims were the operator of the boat and two passengers.  Operator, Passenger1, and Passenger2 were transported to Memorial Hospital in Savannah GA by ambulance.  A fourth passenger in Operator's boat was ejected from the boat and was not injured.  The fourth person stayed at the scene of the boat crash.  
  
  We continued down river to the crash location.  The location was a couple of miles below Boykin sandbar.  Two SC DNR officers were still at the scene of the incident with Operator's boat.  We arrived at the scene at approximately 1755 hours.  Upon arrival at the scene I began to question the individuals that were present. I discovered that the fourth person was the only person present when Operator crashed his boat.  I learned that the crash occurred as several boats were en route to Savannah from a private boat landing in Burke County GA. The other boats came along only minutes after the crash occurred.  Subject stated that when he came up to the crash that he could see Operator's boat in the bushes against the embankment of the river.  He saw Fourth person in the water hanging onto a tree top that was in the river.  Subject helped get Fourth person out of the water.  Subject and his friends began to  render aid to the three victims. Fourth person stated that he did not see what happened because he was facing the back of the boat.  He stated that he thought Operator was trying to get the radio to work and wasn't paying attention and ran into the river embankment.  Subject called 911.  He said the crash happened at approximately 1600 hours.  
  
  After we collected witness statements, Fourth person got in one of the other boats and they all continued to Savannah.  I examined and photographed the boat at the scene.  The boat had serious damage to the front portion of the hull and and bow.  I also noticed the motor was trimmed up relatively high.  I also located the point of impact with the river embankment.  The point of impact was approximately 100 yards down stream from the sandbar where Operator's boat was located. I talked to Operator a few days later and he stated that he moved the boat to the sandbar after the crash occurred. 
  
  I made contact with Ranger First Class.  RFC went to Memorial Hospital and asked Operator for a sample of his blood to test for intoxicants.  RFC read Operator implied consent and Operator said yes.  Operator's blood was drawn at 2020 hours. 
  
  We pulled Operator's boat to Ebenezer boat landing and loaded it onto the trailer that his friends brought to get the boat.  We took the boat off the river at approximately 2100 hours.  We took the boat to Buck and Sons impound yard in Sylvania, GA.
  
  On Saturday July 25th, I went to the impound yard and took the boat to the shop at Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area.  I took inventory of the boat and photographed the damage to the boat.  The boat made impact with the river embankment at  approximately a ninety degree angle.  The boat had major damage to the front quarter of the hull on the starboard and port side. The damage to the bow consisted of large holes and cracks in the bow and forwa…
   