RedactedNarrative: On 10/22/2022 at approximately 1630 hours, operator1 was operating her 10' 7” 2006 bombardier pwc (vessel 1) heading south on the intracoastal waterway.  Behind vessel 1 was vessel 2 which was a 10'7” 2006 bombardier pwc (vessel 2) being operated by her husband operator2.  
  
  Both vessel 1 and vessel 2 were heading south on the intracoastal waterway traveling at approximately 10-15 mph.  Vessel 1 was heading south and made a sharp turn around just passed greens channel on the icw. Vessel 1 came to a slow drift pointing north just passed greens channel and the operator, operator1 was looking on her phone to figure out where she was trying to go.  
  
  Vessel 2 maneuvered around vessel 1's starboard side and made a sharp turn around to follow vessel 1.  Vessel 2 started heading north directly behind vessel 1. Vessel 2's bow impacted the port stern of vessel 1 breaking the rear grab handle, striking the left forearm of the operator of vessel 1 causing her to fall off.  
  
  Vessel 2 ramped off the port side of vessel 1 striking the left-hand side of the handlebars ripping off the left side mirror before it came to a drift. The operator of vessel 2 thinks the wake from him turning around is what caused him to collide with vessel 1.  After the incident, a witness transported operator1 to the scotts hill marina. Pender county ems met operator1 at the marina and transported her to scotts hill hospital.  She was treated and released for a 3" skin avulsion.
  
  Witness was being towed south on the intracoastal waterway and witnessed the incident happen.  He was being towed at a slow speed, so he was able to corroborate what vessel 1 and vessel 2 operators stated.  He stated that he felt like the operator of vessel 2 was following too closely to vessel 1.  Based upon what i gathered from both operators and the witness, i charged the operator of vessel 2 with g.s. 75a-13.3 (e)(5) operating a pwc on the waters of this state at a speed greater than no-wake within a 100 ft to the rear or 50 ft to the side of another vessel while it is underway.  Officer and i met with the operator of vessel 2 at the boat ramp off of windward landing place.  The operator did mention that around 1200 he had one beer prior to operating his pwc that day.  Officers nor i did not observe any signs of impairment from operator2 and no bac was obtained.
  
  
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