RedactedNarrative: V1 was heading Southbound on the Tomoka River occupied by the operator only.  V1 attempted to change course and struck corner post of a residential dock.  
  
  The damage to V1 indicated the vessel struck the dock at a near right angle. No other witnesses observed the collision. Subject was operating a PWC heading Southbound on the Tomoka River in a Slow Speed zone. Subject was single occupant and had very little experience operating the watercraft. 
  
  Subject was making a u-turn and went too wide, causing the PWC to hit the corner post of a residential dock. Subject doesn't remember exactly what happened, but stated she remembers looking back and then forward, only to see the dock right in front of her. There was another PWC being operated by her friend in the immediate area, but that operator did not see the impact. The homeowner of the dock herd the collision and went down to the water to help. He was able to get the subject off of the PWC and get her onto land, she was unconscious. 
  
  An ambulance arrived and transported the subject to the hospital before we got on scene. The damage to the PWC shows that it made contact with the corner post of the dock at a near right angle. The PWC was totaled by the insurance company (greater than $7,900 in damages).
  
  Subject sustained a concussion, broke bones in left side of her face, received about 30 stitches on left eyebrow and also 20 stitches to her left leg.
  