RedactedNarrative: On saturday september 23, 2017 around 7:00pm, a boating incident occurred on lake tillery near the address of 16358 indian mound rd, norwood nc.  The vessel is a 10 ft 2017 yamaha waverunner vrx 1800 pwc.  It was not displaying its registration but is registered.  The pwc is the property of the operator.  The throttle had been modified with the operator's daughter's hair bow for a home-made cruise control.  The operator panicked due to sudden acceleration.  The operator and passenger jumped from the watercraft approximately 40 yards from the shoreline.  The watercraft then collided with the rif raf shoreline and was propelled into the air.  It traveled approximately 50 feet before colliding with the top of a four foot high pool fence.
  
  Operator and his passenger were traveling towards the back of a cove when he decided to turn left and head back out to the main body of water.  When operator started to turn left, he released the throttle to decelerate.  Operator said the pwc accelerated.  The watercraft accelerated due to operator putting his daughter's hair bow over the throttle.  He called it, "redneck cruise control".  Operator had been operating with his trigger finger on top and his other fingers under the throttle which prevented it from accelerating.  When operator began his turn to the left, he removed his fingers from underneath the throttle control.  This allowed the hair bow to compress which allowed the watercraft to speed up.  This surprised operator so he panicked and jumped off.  When operator jumped from the watercraft, the kill switch was connected to his life jacket.  The kill switch broke when he jumped from the pwc.  During this transition, the kill switch remained in the on position which allowed the pwc to accelerate and for the engine not to shut off.
  
  The pwc, while not having an operator, continued on approximately another 40 yards where it came into contact with the shoreline.  The pwc became airborne and struck a fence before crashing onto the ground just feet from a swimming pool.
  
  After observing the pwc, i found it to be a total loss.  I found extensive damage to the bottom of the hull which had multiple holes due to contact with the shoreline.  I found the steering column broken, the seat heavily damaged, and multiple scratches and fiberglass damage to the pwc.
  
  All safety equipment was accounted for,  no one was injured during this event.  Alcohol and/or drugs was not a factor in this incident.  Operator was charged for failing to display the registration numbers, failing to display the validation decal, and careless and reckless operation of a pwc.  Due to operator manipulating the watercraft's throttle, this caused him to lose control which lead to the collision.  As a result of this incident, the property damage was in excess of $13,700.00.