RedactedNarrative: On 06/27/15 at approximately 1656 hours I was dispatched to a single vessel accident on the St. Johns River just south of Brown’s Landing Boat Ramp, and east of channel marker 23. The vessel (V1) involved in the accident is a 20’ 2003 Hydrastream with registration number GA6379KG. The owner/operator of V1 only had a minor cut to his nose. I arrived on scene and interviewed Operator1 and this is what I learned: 
  
  • Operator1 is the owner and operator of V1. 
  • Operator1 is from Kingsland, GA. 
  • Operator1 was operating V1 heading south on the St. Johns River in between a sandbar and Murphy’s Island when he hit a wake and rolled V1 over on its right side and capsized on top of Operator1. 
  • Operator1 was traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour when the accident occurred. 
  
  V1 had clean brakes to both port and starboard stern. There are gouges in the bottom port side of the V1 and both port and starboard side windshields are broken. On the port side of V1 the rub rail siding was ripped off. V1 was photographed. 
  
  I issued Operator1 a citation for Careless Operation of Vessel F.S. 327.33(2) due to him operating V1 too fast for conditions which caused the accident.