RedactedNarrative: On July 1, 2018  at approximately 12:30, a boating incident occurred on Lake Hickory at Lakeside Marina. Operator was operating the rented vessel at the time of the incident and there were five people on board.  Operator stated that he and his friends rented the boat and immediately began drinking and cruising. They decided to stop and get gas at Lakeside Marina near the HWY 127 Bridge and fill up a float with air.  Operator admitted to having been drinking at this time and that he came into the fueling area too fast.  In fact, he stated that a marina worker told him he needed to slow down.  He then struck the dock at the marina.  The marina reported no damage to their dock.  The right pontoon was bent inward on the nose, the driver's console and the table were ripped from the bolts holding them in place.  Officer and I arrived after the owner of the marina called me stating that Operator had returned the damaged rental boat to Lake Hickory Marina and left without paying for the damage.  The initial analysis of the damage is that the right pontoon will have to be repaired or replaced as the nose of the pontoon has been severely bent inward.  The driver's console and the table on board the boat were both torn from their bolts and will need to be reattached.
  
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