RedactedNarrative: At approximately 3:50pm, subject was operating a 1986, 19ft, Ranger Bass boat on Tickfaw River with Victim as a passenger. The subjects were headed north on Tickfaw River between Lake Maurepas and the Prop Stop. 
  
  Operator maneuvered the vessel to cross a wake from another vessel. After crossing the wake the vessel made an abrupt turn to the right causing Victim to be ejected out of the vessel and into the water. Victim was unable to swim and went under before anyone could get to him. The deceased body was located at approximately 6:00pm on this day. Operator submitted a breath sample for intoxication and results indicated a .045g%. No PFD was worn by either subject, Operator was not wearing a kill cord for the vessel. 
  
  Operator's inattention to the wake and his speed that he was crossing the wake played a significant role in the accident. The vessel is equipped with a steering wheel, which Operator bent in half while holding on to it to keep from being ejected out of the vessel also. Operator was charged with 34:851:4 Careless Operation and given a November 21, 2019, courtdate in the Tangipahoa Parish courthouse in Amite, Louisiana.
  