RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 (V1), a Florida registered rental open motorboat was traveling north on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in downtown St. Augustine.  V1 was traveling on a plane at high speed as it motored through the “No Wake Zone” at the Bridge of Lions. While approaching the bridge, the operator lost control and veered into one of the Bridge of Lion’s northeast support pilings. Personnel from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) and St. Augustine Fire Department (SAFD) responded and towed the vessel to the St. Augustine Municipal Marina.   V1 was secured at the marina and the SJSO notified FWC about the accident.  V1 was operated by OP1 and passenger. Neither suffered any injuries.  V1 sustained significant crushing fiberglass damage to its bow. 
  While approaching the Bridge of Lions “Idle Speed Zone,” OP1 was observed driving erratically at a high rate of speed almost colliding with a witness’s vessel and a dock on the east side of the channel. OP1 continued north at a high rate of speed into the Bridge of Lions “Slow Speed Zone” then hit a south bound vessels wake, lost control, and veered into one of the Bridge of Lion’s concrete support pilings on the northeast side. The strike was so hard it shattered fiberglass on the starboard side of the bow and shut off the engine.
  