RedactedNarrative: On june 26, 2016, at or about 1250 hours, ico dispatch notified me of a boat crash at the lieber state recreation area main boat ramp on cataract lake in putnam county. Corporal and i were patrolling on the water and responded to the scene. 
  
       the two boats involved were already removed from the water. Operator1 said he was operating his 1989 pontoon boat and attempting to approach the dock at the ramp. Operator1 said he recently purchased the boat and noticed some issues with the throttle. 
  
  Operator1 said he was attempting to slow down and put the throttle into reverse as he neared the dock. Operator1 said the boat immediately accelerated forward as he was attempting reverse. Operator1 said he collided into the dock and caused a secondary collision into another boat which was on a trailer. 
  
  The collision also caused a large winch on the dock to become detached and it sank in the water. The winch and cable is used to stabilize the main dock in position. Lieber state recreation area staff was notified of the damage to the dock. 
  
  Operator1 said the collision caused the other boat to turn on its side and it took on water. 
  
  I inspected operator1's boat and photographed the impact damage on the bow. I inspected the mechanical throttle which appeared to be functional. I explained to operator1 to take the boat to a service center to inspect the throttle and linkage thoroughly before taking back on the water. Operator1 had insurance through progressive on his boat. 
  
       i identified the owner of the other boat. Owner2 reported he had loaded his boat on the trailer and was in the process of pulling it out of the water. Owner2 was in his truck when the pontoon collided into the dock and his boat. Owner2 said the impact caused his boat to turn up and take on water. Owner2 said several items inside his boat went into the water, and he lost his iphone 5s and a $200 vaporizer smoking device. Owner2 also indicated his 2013 yamaha 9.9 horsepower outboard motor was submerged in the water. The impact also shifted his boat off his trailer damaging his bumper poles. There was visible damage Owner2s to the port side of his boat.  
  
       corporal obtained a written statement.  Witness believed operator1 was trying to slow down and thinking it was in reverse.