RedactedNarrative: On the afternoon of Saturday August 8, 2015, CPOs were conducting routine boat patrol on the Fox Chain O Lakes.  Shortly after 3:00 PM we were notified via Illinois State Police telecommunications of a personal injury boat accident on Round Lake.  CPO and I trailered our patrol boat and proceeded to Round Lake.
  
  At approximately 4:00 PM CPO Schreiber and I arrived at the Round Lake public boat launch, located on Lake Shore Drive in Round Lake Beach.  Round Lake Beach Police were on scene and directed us to a trailer with two personal watercraft and identified the PWCs as the vessels involved in the accident.  Additionally, Round Lake Police identified one subject as one of the operators involved.  One of the Round Lake Beach officers also advised OPERATOR1 was wanted on a Failure to Appear warrant out of McHenry County and advised Round Lake Beach PD would handle the warrant after our interview.  Round Lake Beach PD also advised the other operator (OPERATOR2) was transported to Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville.  Officers also provided three written statements taken from the scene. 
  
  I conducted a brief interview of OPERATOR1.  OPERATOR1 advised he and OPERATOR2 were doing circles around each other in the middle of the lake.  OPERATOR1 said he completed a circle and T-boned OPERATOR2, knocking him into the water.  OPERATOR1 said OPERATOR2 was ejected from his PWC and was face-down in the water.  OPERATOR1 said he entered the water to render aid to OPERATOR2 and soon thereafter he and OPERATOR2 were brought to shore by a boat.  OPERATOR1 advised both PWCs belonged to a co-worker of OPERATOR2.  OPERATOR1 said the registrations were applied for both PWCs but had no documentation to support this claim.  No signs of impairment were present with OPERATOR1 and he said neither he nor OPERATOR2 had been drinking.
  
  Following OPERATOR1''s interview, I took photos of the PWCs (The Yamaha sustained minor front-end damage and the Sea Doo sustained significant port side damage).  I issued OPERATOR1 citations for Careless Operation of a Watercraft and Operation of Unnumbered Watercraft.  OPERATOR1 was advised of a mandatory court date of 09/15/15 and released into the custody of Round Lake Beach Police.
  
  CPO and I then proceeded to Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville.  We arrived at 4:55 PM and made contact with OPERATOR2 shortly thereafter in his hospital room.  I identified myself as a State Conservation Police Officer and advised OPERATOR2 I was the primary investigating officer of the boat accident in which he was involved.  I asked OPERATOR2 to tell me in his own words what happened that afternoon at Round Lake.  OPERATOR2 said he had no recollection of the accident.  OPERATOR2 said he was out on a jet ski and next thing he remembers was being in an ambulance.  No signs of impairment were present with OPERATOR2.  Additionally, his nurse advised his blood work came back negative for alcohol.
  
  Based on the reports and statements taken, OPERATOR2 was also issued citations for Careless Operation of a Watercraft and Operation of Unnumbered Watercraft.  OPERATOR2 was also advised of a mandatory court date of 09/15/15.
  
  I followed up with OPERATOR2 on the afternoon of 08/12/15 to ascertain the extent of any injuries sustained in the accident and also to determine the identity of the owner of the PWCs.  OPERATOR2 advised he was released from the hospital the evening of the accident with no significant injuries.
   