RedactedNarrative: on 8/17/14 at 4:45pm, i Officer received a call from raleigh dispatch informing me that a boating accident had occurred in nags head and that injuries were involved. i called up dare central for details of what had happened. dare central told me that the injured party was with ems at manteo access area. Officer2 met me at the kill devil hills fire department. i was there dropping my patrol boat off. Officer2 and Sgt were on their way back to currituck county. the three of us had worked together that afternoon. 
  
  Officer2 and i patrolled to manteo access area. by the time we arrived there, ems had already left the scene. this was around 6:20pm. we then patrolled to the outer banks hospital arriving around 6:30pm. at the hospital, i first spoke with subject was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle when i approached him. subject stated he was the son of the victim. i asked subject to tell me what had occurred that day. subject reported that he was on one pwc and his father was on another. he reported that he and his father were headed south on the south side of the washington baum bridge. he reported that both pwcs hit a wake causing both operators to be thrown off into the water. he reported that there was a glare on the water and he did not see the wake. he reported his pwc was in front of his father's when they hit the wake. he also reported that he and his father were going faster than no wake speed. when i asked him how much alcohol he had consumed he stated, "i'm pretty sure i've had one." subject reported that after he landed in the water he saw his father was face down in the water. he reported that he went to his father and flipped him over so he wasn't face down in the water. he reported his father was unconscious but gained consciousness within seconds of being flipped face up. subject reported several vessels came to them and assisted. he reported he and his father got on one vessel which then transported them to manteo access area where they were met by ems. subject stated the boat that made the wake was a large white boat about 50-60 feet long. he stated the boat was in the no wake zone but was exceeding no wake speed. subject reported he and his father were several pilings to the east of the no wake zone. i got him to use a map on my phone to show me where the events of that day occurred. 
  
  after speaking with subject, i then went back in the hospital and spoke with victim. victim was in a room lying in a hospital bed. his wife was in the room as well. victim seemed to have difficulty moving and speaking. when i asked him to tell me what had happened, he told me that he could not remember anything. i did not feel it was possible to do a field sobriety test on victim. victim did admit to drinking three beers. the door was open in the hospital room when i was talking to him. victim did have a cut lip. staff at the hospital did take blood from victim. i told victim i would speak with him later that week. Officer2 and i then left the hospital. 
  
  the next day i arrived at victim's home around 4:40pm. i spoke with victim again. he was able to walk around and communicate with me better than the day before. victim completed a mb4.1 form. victim stated that he thought he was operating vessel and his son was operating vessel . he reported he and his son were traveling between 21-40 mph when they hit the wake. 
  
  victim also showed me his pwcs. they were red, tan and black in color. they had registration numbers but no validation decals. they did however have a current registration. victim again stated that he only consumed three beers the day before. i told him that the limit on a boat was .08 just like in a motor vehicle. he stated that his alcohol level was higher than a .08. we were in his living room when he said this. victim reported his injuries the day before consisted of a contusion strain in his neck. victim reported he recently had two neck surgeries. he reported he did not collide with