RedactedNarrative: This accident occurred as the operator was traveling East in the Manatee River near the Palmetto Boat Ramp. OP1 stated he was ejected from the vessel when he was making a lefthand turn at a high rate of speed while returning to the Palmetto Boat Ramp. Based of the direction of travel at the time of the accident and the evidence observed at the scene, it was determined a chine opposite of the port side chines in the water inadvertently contacted the water causing the vessel to violently roll from port to starboard. This caused the operator to be ejected. OP1 stated he was wearing an engine kill switch at the time he was ejected, and it was not effective. However, I never observed sufficient evidence to support the vessel ever being equipped with a kill switch.
  	The vessel then continued traveling unmanned at a high rate of speed making a wide righthand turn before crashing into a small, wooded area. The vessel collided with a large palm tree on shore, which was locate approximately 30 feet from the water’s edge and sustained catastrophic hull damage from the impact. The outboard motor attached to the vessel also sustain significant damage from impacting a concrete seawall.