RedactedNarrative: On May 13th, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Operator1 was operating an orange, 2015 Sea Doo personal watercraft in Sugar Cove, on Lake of Egypt, in Johnson county.  Operator2 was operating a white, 2015 Sea Doo personal watercraft, in Sugar Cove, on Lake of Egypt, in Johnson county.         
  
  According to a written statement provided by Operator2, OPERATOR1 and OPERATOR2 were changing speed and direction attempting to jump the  wake created by each personal watercraft.  OPERATOR2 stated he and OPERATOR1 jumped the same wake resulting in a collision in the air.  OPERATOR1 was transported by ambulance to Lake of Egypt Fire and Rescue facility.  OPERATOR1 was flown by helicopter to Cardinal Glennon Children''s hospital in St. Louis Missouri for a suspected compound fracture to his left tibia.  OPERATOR2 was uninjured from the accident.  As a precaution, OPERATOR2 was examined and released from the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
  
  At approximately 3:18 p.m., I spoke to subject by telephone.  subject advised Operator1 had suffered a broken left leg and had been transported to the Lake of Egypt Fire and Rescue facility after which he had been flown to Cardinal Glennon Children''s hospital in St. Louis, Missouri for treatment.
  
  On June 8th, 2017, at approximately 7:15 p.m., I interviewed OPERATOR1 who stated he and OPERATOR2 were jumping wakes created by the personal watercraft they were operating.  OPERATOR1 and OPERATOR2 operated too close to one another at too great a speed to avoid a collision.  OPERATOR1 stated he estimated his speed at the time of collision to be approximately 40 miles per hour.  The starboard side of the personal watercraft OPERATOR2 was operating struck the port side of the personal watercraft.  The collision resulted in OPERATOR1''s left leg being broken.
  