RedactedNarrative: On june 29, 2018, i received a call from raleigh communications to contact a deputy with the forsth county so regarding an injury resulting from a jet ski incident involving a 6 yo child.
  
  I spoke with corporal who was on scene in belews creek nc.  He told me he was trying to clarify whether the 6yo was on the jet ski or in the water, but he was being transported to the hospital with a head injury.  I was patrolling belews lake at the time so i responded by boat to the incident location and arrived at 20:33.  Upon arrival, deputy updated me that the boy was swimming in the water when the pwc, which was operated by Subject2, had actually struck him in the water.
  
  After speaking with Subject2 and receiving witness statements from other family members, i was told by the operator that she had very little experience on jet skis and when she was coming back toward the dock to make a turn, a large wake pushed her into the path of the boy who was in the water.  We spoke about her losing ability to maneuver the pwc after letting off the throttle and she said that she just panicked when she realized she was going to hit him.  Subject2 was emotional and obviously upset that she had injured her nephew.
  
  I briefly went over what information was on the mb4.1 and advised her to fill it out tomorrow after she had time to calm down from her emotional state and i would retrieve it and go over it on saturday or sunday.
  
  As i went over the pwc safety equipment and registration with the owner, i sent officer to brenner's hospital to check on the victim.  After documenting necessary information, i cleared the scene.
  
  At approximately 22:08 i was contacted by officer, who was at the hospital and was just made aware by the victim's mother and step-father that Subject2 was not the operator of the pwc.   They informed officer  that the other family members had lied to help protect Subject2's husband who was the alleged operator at the time of the incident.  Through communication and written statements from the boy's parents, they stated that he had been drinking alcohol and that they knew he was probably impaired and after the incident, the other family members took him into the basement bathroom and hid him.
  
  With the new information, myself and other officers responded back to the residence at approximately 23:50 where the couple were staying in hopes to speak with Subject2 and Subject1.  Officer and myself were informed by the homeowner that the couple decided to leave and stay somewhere else for the night considering the emotional event that took place.  I tried contacting Subject2 by cell phone as well having her father and sister both text her to meet with me to clarify the discrepancies.  She would not respond to my calls and the family claimed that she was not responding to their text messages.  I informed them that if they made contact with her to tell her that she needed to contact me asap.
  
  The next morning, i was contacted by Subject2, who agreed to meet with me that afternoon which was 6/30/18 to speak further about the incident.  Upon arrival, myself and sgt were met by Subject2 and her husband.  Subject2 apologized for lying about claiming she was the pwc operator but insisted she did so to cover for her husband.   Subject1 is currently a major in the us army air force and was worried that his career may be in jeopardy if he got in trouble for the incident.  Although witness statements suggest otherwise, subject1 stated that he had not drank any alcohol on the day of the incident and the cause of the incident was his inexperience operating a pwc.  He stated that he was coming in too fast and there was also a wake that pushed him into the dock and then causing the pwc to strike the victim who was swimming beside the dock.  The pwc struck the dock where an aluminum swim ladder was mounted.  The force of the pwc striking the ladder caused the railing to bend and needed to be replaced.  After the pwc struck the ladder, the momentum carried it forward striking the victim on the back of his head.  The victim lost consciousness briefly in the water and he was wearing a pfd.  The doctors at brenner's hospital in winston salem determined he did have a concussion and monitored him for 24 hours and then released him with his mother and step-father.
  
  As a result of the incident investigation, the operator was charged with reckless/negligent operation of a vessel.
  
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