RedactedNarrative: A boat operated by Operator was traveling upriver on the Kaskaskia River with four additional occupants at a high rate of speed. According to Operator, they were making a turn in the river and in order to avoid hitting a log in the water he veered right (starboard) and placed his boat directly into the path of a tree near the shore. Operator''s boat impacted the base of the tree with the bow of the vessel. 
  
  All five occupants were thrown forward and some remained on the boat, others fell out of the boat and onto the river bank. Injuries included a broken leg, a broken jaw, and several lacerations to the passengers. Two additional boats that were behind the crashed boat stopped and loaded the injured occupants on board and transported all five to a private boat launch located at Covington Road. The disabled vessel was tied to the bank and abandoned.I took possession of the boat as evidence and inventoried the items inside. Pictures were taken of the damage and the boat make, model, and year for damage estimate purposes. The damage estimate of the boat is $11,550. The boat was returned to the owner at a later date.
  