RedactedNarrative: I, Officer of the Florida Fish and wildlife Conservation Commission, was in uniform and in a marked patrol vessel in the area of Jewfish Basin on 24 July, 2015 at approximately 1345 hours. I was dispatched to the scene of a boat accident at Fleming Key Bridge. Officer and US Coast Guard were also on-scene. Upon arrival I saw a boat (FL 5388 LT) wedged inside the bridge support structure. The three occupants had jumped overboard before impact with the bridge and swam safely to shore; all three were transported by Coast Guard to USCG Sector Key West Trumbo Point. 
  
  I left the accident scene and went to Trumbo Point to interview the boat occupants. Officer was already there obtaining written statements. The Operator of the boat reported that he was driving the boat East and just before the Fleming Key Bridge the steering system became inoperable. He and the two occupants were uninjured. 
  
  USCG personnel transported the three men to Sigsbee Park Marina, where they launched another boat to retrieve the damaged boat from the bridge. Inspection of the steering mechanism confirmed that the steering cable had broken, the wheel turned freely. I monitored the towing of the damaged boat back to Sigsbee Park Marina, where it was loaded onto a trailer. I issued a Citation to the boat operator for not having a Boater Education ID Card.