RedactedNarrative: Active criminal case!
  V1 was entering mitchell river from the choctawhatchee bay and struck a tree on the east bank.  Occupant 1 was ejected and suffered injuries to neck, head, and leg.  Occupant 2 was not ejected but suffered a head wound and complained of abdominal pain.  Both subjects were transported and admitted into fort walton beach medical center.  The operator was transported to sacred heart emerald coast due to back pain and complications with a pacemaker.
  
  Based on evidence and information gathered to date, operator was not familiar with the stick steering modification that had been made to v1 and coupled with his level of impairment (bac .107), he was unable to negotiate the turn into mitchell river.   
  Occupant’s claim that v-1’s steering and throttles stuck were not consistent with the operating characteristics when i returned the vessel to the dock.  While not what one would call normal for that type vessel,  i had no problems launching the boat from a trailer and operating it around and into the boat slip at the marina.; occupant:head trauma open fracture to lower leg.; operator:fractures to seven ribs.
  