RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 was traveling north on Smith Lake. Vessel #1 veered to the right and struck a two-story boat pier at the first area of impact. 
  
  Vessel #1 came out of the water and traveled across the deck of the pier and then struck the supports and went into the first boat slip which was empty. Vessel #1 continued forward and again left the water while striking the center walkway between the first and second boat slip. 
  
  Vessel #1''s bow lifted straight into the air striking the roof of the pier and then fell down onto vessel #2 which was docked in the second boat slip. 
  
  Vessel #1 then slid backwards into the first boat slip and floated out from underneath the pier and into the channel. The operator then got his paddle and paddled to shore and tied his boat to a tree. The operator and his passenger then stayed there for over an hour trying to flag down someone to help. They finally flagged down a passerby who towed them to Duncan Bridge Marina. The operator of the vessel that towed vessel #1 to the marina, then went back to look at the damage done to the pier. At that time the property owner walked down and saw what had happened. 
  
  The property owner was then informed of where vessel and operator #1 had been taken and drove his personal vehicle to the marina and made contact with them, at which time they notified AST and the crash began to be investigated. 
  
  Operator #1 stated that as he was traveling up the channel, he hit something in the water with his boat, at which time he looked over his left shoulder to see what it was he hit. Operator #1 stated that as he was looking over his left shoulder his boat veered sharply to the right striking the pier. Operator and passenger #1 stated that they were thrown into the floorboard after the initial impact and saw something white that they were going towards and then the next thing they remember is their boat floating in the channel and it would no longer work. Photographs have been attached in the ReportBeam server and I am currently waiting to receive written statements in the mail to attach them also.