RedactedNarrative: On 6/23/2022, at about 1507 hours, Deputy and I were dispatched to a call referencing a boat collision at Tempe beach located, within the Tonto National Forest, AZ. 
  
  Upon arrival to the Marina, we spoke with the employee.   Subject1 told me marina employees notified him of an accident involving two marina-owned watercrafts: a pontoon and a jet ski.  Upon speaking with his employees, Subject1 was informed the involved party had returned to the marina with the jet ski stuck on the left rear cleat of the pontoon.  Several marina staff were required to lift the jet ski to remove it, so it could be placed on a lift to properly observe the damage.  At this time, Subject1 directed us to the damaged jet ski. We approached the yellow-colored jet ski, identified as a 2021 Yamaha jet ski, and discovered a damage on the front right lower part of Jet ski.  The damage consisted of a large hole, which bored into the jet ski.  I then took photos of the Jet ski with my issued MCSO telephone on the Axon capture application.  Subject1 advised me that the operator of the jet ski, along with the group they were with, were sent back out on Bartlett Lake. 
  
  Subject1 estimated the damage to be approximately $35,000 due to the possibility of having to replace the jet ski entirely.  
  
  While speaking with Subject1, the involved party arrived at the Bartlett Lake Marina in a blue colored pontoon identified as a 2015 Bennington Marine pontoon boat, that was involved in the collision. The operator of the jet ski at the time of the collision came forward and verbally identified himself.  I approached Operator1 and he told me the following: 
  
  On 06/23/2022, at approximately 1400 hours, Operator1 mentioned he was out in the area of Tempe Beach on Bartlett Lake, Tonto National Forest with his family. He said his family was on the pontoon and he was operating the jet ski at a high rate of speed. While operating the jet ski, he noticed he was getting too close to the pontoon he immediately placed the jet ski in the reverse mode in an attempt to slow it down. When Operator1 realized he was not slowing down enough to stop before the pontoon, he attempted to turn left to avoid the pontoon.  Operator1 failed to turn due to the continuing forward momentum of the jet ski, which resulted in a collision with the bottom right side of the jet ski with the left rear cleat of the pontoon.  Operator1 added he was "frozen" during the incident and did not know what to do.  
  
  While speaking with Operator1, he advised he had approximately 8 hours of experience of the "span of 5 years" operating a jet ski.  At the time of the incident, Operator1 was wearing a personal floatation device (PFD).  I did not observe any obvious signs of impairment.  At the time of the collision, the pontoon was anchored and no one was operating it.  
  
  After speaking with Operator1, I observed there was damage to the rear left corner of the pontoon, consisting of a dent and some scratches.  Digital photos of the damage were taken.  
  
  A warning was issued to Operator1 for violating ARS 5-343, Excessive Speed.  Operator1 was forthcoming with information and was cooperative.    
  
  All digital photos taken on scene were later uploaded to evidence.com via the Axon Capture application on my MCSO issued IPhone X.  
  
  An Arizona Game and Fish Boat Crash report was generated and attached to this report.  See attached for further.  
  
  Nothing Further.
  