RedactedNarrative: On 07/15/2017, I was on boat patrol with Officer on Smith Mountain Lake.  At 20:03 hours, we were notified by dispatch of a boating collision on Gills Creek near channel marker G4.  Upon our arrival at 20:19 hours, we observed a white bowrider style boat (Vessel #2) with extensive damage to the port side near the bow.  The boat was occupied by three subjects (1 male and 2 female) who advised that they were not injured.  
  
  They did advise that they had been struck by a red PWC (Vessel #1) and pointed to the dock where it went to after striking them.  The occupants of the boat (Vessel #2) were allowed to return to their dock in order to get the boat onto their boat lift.  We then proceeded to the dock where the red PWC was located.  At the dock, we were met by a white male subject who admitted to hitting the boat (Vessel #2) with his PWC (Vessel #1).  
  
  He advised that he was coming back into the cove to dock and killed the motor in order to coast into the cove.  He then looked over his left shoulder to see where his friend was that was riding with him, when he turned back to look forward he noticed the boat (Vessel #2) and that it was too late to avoid a collision.  He said that after the collision, he proceeded to a nearby dock to get his identification and await our arrival.  
  
  The red PWC (Vessel #1) also had extensive damage to the port side near the bow.  Upon Officer  arrival, he proceeded to the dock were the occupants of the boat (Vessel #2) were located and obtained statements from them along with photographs of the damage.  While gathering information from the operator of the PWC (Vessel #1) he stated that he had consumed two “healthy” shots of whisky after the collision to help calm his nerves.  
  
  He denied any consumption of alcoholic beverages prior to the collision.  A written statement from the operator to the PWC (Vessel #1) was obtained along with photographs of the damage to the PWC (Vessel #1).  We then proceeded to the location were the boat (Vessel #2) was located to collect the information that Officer had obtained. From the information obtained from all parties involved in the collision, it appears that the bowrider style boat (Vessel #2) was idling out of the cove toward Gills Creek when it was struck by the PWC (Vessel #1).  The PWC (Vessel #1) was exiting Gills Creek to enter the same cove as the bowrider style boat to return to a dock.  The collision was almost head-on with both vessels making contact port to port, very close to the bow of each vessel.  Damage to the bowrider style boat (Vessel #2) indicates that the PWC (Vessel #1) penetrated through the hull and into the interior seating near the bow.  Damage estimates are not know at this time.  The operator of the PWC (Vessel #1) was charged with reckless operation of a PWC.