RedactedNarrative: On 09/03/16 at about 11:45 p.m. I, CPO heard a dispatcher for the Illinois State Police contact CPO regarding a boat crash involving a Lake County Marine Patrol (LCMP) vessel.  I radioed CPO and told him I would contact the Lake County Sheriff''s Office (LCSO).  I contacted LCSO and was informed a boat had hit one of the LCMP boats on Petite Lake.  I told LCSO dispatch I would respond and radioed CPO Vaughan to see if he could assist.  CPO indicated he could assist, so we met at the Fox Waterway Agency and responded with our patrol vessel.
  
  We reached Petite Lake about 12:30 a.m. on 09/04/16.  We found a LCMP vessel made fast to the striking vessel (Vessel 1).  I approached the LCMP vessel and found one of their deputies to be in the process of completing a Boat Accident Form.  
  
  Deputy1, along with Deputy2, indicated they were sitting alongside another LCMP boat outside the "No Wake" zone on the south side of Petite Lake at about 11:40 p.m. when Vessel 1 approached from the east.  Deputies indicated the navigation lighting was operational and displayed on both LCMP vessels.  
  
  Deputy1 said he thought the approaching boat was coming too close and might strike his boat, so he put his vessel in reverse gear and backed away.  According to Deputies, Vessel 1 continued toward the second LCMP boat.  Vessel 1 attempted to turn just before impact, but did strike the second LCMP boat (Vessel 2).
  
  Vessel 1 sustained multiple cracks to its fiberglass hull above the waterline on the starboard side.  Vessel 2 sustained dents, scrapes and damage to an access door on its port side.  Both Deputy and the other occupant of Vessel 2 of the Lake County Marine Patrol, sustained injuries.  Commander reported injuries to his leg and was transported to the hospital.  Deputy was not transported at the time of the crash.
  
  Deputy1 informed us that the operator of Vessel 1, submitted to a Preliminary Breath test.  The PBT result was a BAC of .013%.  As Operator1 did not appear otherwise impaired, I asked her about her level of experience in operating a watercraft.  Operator1 responded it was her first time operating a boat.  I asked her passenger about his experience level.  V1occupant indicated he had more than 100 hours of experience operating a watercraft.  When I asked why V1occupant wasn''t operating the boat, given the nighttime conditions and Operator1''s lack of operating experience, V1occupant replied, "I didn''t think I could drive because I dont'' have a license."  When I informed V1occupant he didn''t need a valid driver''s license to operate a boat he said, "Oh, I didn''t know that."
  
  I issued Operator1 citation for Careless Operation of a Watercraft and citation for Failure to Properly Cover and Secure the Battery of a Watercraft.  Vessel 1 was operable, so I released Operator1 and V1occupant at about 2:00 a.m.  V1occupant indicated they were heading to a nearby residence on Petite Lake.  EOR