RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, July 5, 2020, at approximately 1820 hours, a Personal Watercraft (PWC) here after referred to as V1, allided with the pilings under the Julia Tuttle Causeway on the Meloy Channel. The operator was transported to a hospital. 
  
   Operator1 stated he was traveling south bound on the Meloy Channel from Surfside, Miami Beach. Operator1 stated he went through the 5th- 6th bridge support pilings from east to west of the Julia Tuttle Causeway on the Meloy Channel. Operator1 stated he was about halfway through the bridge and felt he was too close to the pilings when he let off the throttle and pulled back the reverse lever. 
  
  V1 then allided with a bridge piling causing damage to the bow and to the bow compartment hatch. Operator1 stated his chest hit the handlebars of V1. Operator1 did have a personal flotation device (PFD) on at the time of the accident. Operator1 stated he was traveling at a speed of approximately 20-30 MPH at the time of the accident
  
  Operator1 was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital for chest pains. I arrived at the hospital and Operator1 was conscious and talking. He had no visible signs of injuries. The nurse said Operator1 was walking in the hospital and appeared to be fine.
  