RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, June 28, 2020 I, (Officer First Class of the Maryland Natural Resources Police) responded to a call for a boat accident which had occurred in the area of the Thomas Johnson Bridge on the Patuxent River.
  
  The vessel that was involved in the accident was a 1974 Cigarette, 20 feet in length, Maryland registration of 1677 DC. The owner who was operating the vessel at the time of the accident.
  
  The family was aboard their vessel (MD 1365 CR) near the Thomas Johnson Bridge and witnessed the accident occur. Their statements are attached to this report. On scene they stated that the vessel was traveling at a high rate of speed when it was launched off of a wake rolled in the air and landed upside down. Upon impact the vessel broke apart and sank almost immediately. They further advised that the operator was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.
  
  The witnesses were able to bring Operator1, who they found unconscious floating face down near the site of impact, in to the Solomons public boat ramp for transport by medical personnel. According to the witnesses Operator1 was in and out of consciousness during the short ride to the boat ramp. He was also gagging and throwing up water and mucous. Operator1 was transported to University of Maryland Prince Georges Hospital by Trooper 7 for evaluation and treatment.
  
  The approximate location where the vessel sank (N 38 19.319, W 76 28.323) is South of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in 60 to 70 feet of water. After the accident the area was checked for possible oil or fuel leakage from the wreck. No signs of a sheen or smell of gas was noticed by Natural Resources Police officers on scene.
  
  Investigators who questioned Operator1 at the hospital did not find any evidence that drugs or alcohol played a factor in the accident. No charges pending at this time.    
  
  All events occurred in Saint Mary's County, MD.
  