RedactedNarrative: #On June 26, 2021 at 1857, I was dispatched to Williamstown Lake for a boat accident, involving two personal watercrafts (PWC). Upon arrival, I found that the operator of Vessel #1 (V1 Operator) had been brought to the Williamstown Marina by witness 2. Witness 2 did not see the accident but heard the collision and pulled V1 Operator out of the water and into his pontoon boat shortly after. V1 Operator had a significant injury to his right knee with a visible laceration. EMS loaded V1 Operator into the ambulance where I began to interview him. According to V1 Operator, he and his brother V2 Operator, were traveling in the same direction on "jet skis". V1 Operator's brother, V2 Operator, was ahead of him but the two were operating very close to one another. V1 Operator lost control due to wake and came across V2 Operator's PWC colliding with the port side. The two were ejected into the water.
  	 During the interview, I smelled the odor of drinking alcohol on V1 Operator's breath and administered field sobriety tests. I performed the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test (HGN) and observed six clues of impairment.  V1 Operator submitted to a PBT test which resulted in an unofficial blood alcohol content reading of .126.  I could not perform any other tests due to his injuries.  V1 Operator was taken to St. Elizabeth Grant in Williamstown for treatment. 
  	V2 Operator (operator of Vessel #2) arrived at the Williamstown Marina and I talked to him for a short period but made arrangements to conduct a more thorough interview at the hospital, where EMS were taking his brother.  
  	I continued the interview with V2 Operator in the parking lot of the hospital.  V2 Operator's recollection of the collision was vague but consistent with his brother's statement.  I smelled the odor of drinking alcohol coming from his breath as well.  I administered field sobriety tests to V2 Operator.  He showed a total of six clues on HGN and two clues on the "Palm Pat" test.  I did not see the required amount of clues for impairment on the "Finger to Nose" or "Hand Coordination" tests.  V2 Operator refused to submit to a PBT test  and a blood test.  
  	After consulting with the Grant County Attorney, I made the decision not to charge V2 Operator with Boating Under the Influence (BUI).  I did however, issue a citation to V1 Operator for BUI and he submitted to a blood test.  His injuries included a laceration to his knee with a broken knee cap.  V2 Operators' injuries included minor cuts on his leg and an injury to his left eye, where it was swollen and bruised.
  	 Officer 2 and I were able to locate one of the PWCs later that evening. It was tied off on the bank, roughly 250 yards from the estimated site of the collision. This PWC was believed to be Vessel #2 (operated by V2 Operator).  There was damage to the port side of the vessel that appeared to be caused by the bow of Vessel #1. Vessel #2 had an expired Indiana registration from 2015.  We inspected this PWC but could not locate a fire extinguisher onboard.  We still had not located Vessel #1 (operated by V1 Operator) at this point. Both PWCs were owned by Owner, who was interviewed the night of the collision. Owner stated he did not know where the PWCs ended up after the collision. 
  	The next day (6/27/21), I was contacted by Witness 3, who informed me that he had surveillance camera footage of both subjects on the PWCs. Officer 3 and I watched and recorded the footage at Witness 3's lake home. His camera recorded the area where the brothers boarded the PWCs and returned after the collision. This video also included footage of Owner helping the brothers take off and also tie up Vessel #2 after the collision. Owner also helped secure Vessel #1 to a pontoon boat and then it was towed it out of the vision of the camera. The surveillance video reveals that Owner's statements about not knowing where the PWCs where located were untrue and believed to be made to obstruct this officers investigation. Officer 3 and I were able to locate Vessel #1 at Owner's home later this same day. Vessel #1 did not have a visible registration and also did not have a fire extinguisher. Owner was later interviewed by Officer 4 and charged with two counts of KRS 235.040 "Motorboats to be Registered and Numbered" and one count of KRS 235.200 "No Fire Extinguisher".