RedactedNarrative: On 08/16/2015 at approximately 5:05pm Operator and Occupant were involved in a boating accident.  I was notified by Officer approximately 5:30pm and started in route to the hospital where the operator and passenger were being transported.  The accident occurred on Barkley Lake approximately at mile marker 123. Officer went to the scene and I went to the hospital to interview the occupants that were involved in the accident.
  
  Information Based on Operator and Occupant Statements:
  
  Operator was driving the vessel up river, towards Clarksville, traveling at approximately 60-65mph.  Occupant was the lone passenger in the boat.  Around mile marker 123 they hit a submerged tree/log that was not seen by either the driver or passenger.  Operator then hit the steering wheel and was ejected from the vessel suffering multiple injuries.  Occupant was thrown into the bottom of the vessel and sustained a laceration to head and severe bruising.  
  
  The vessel rolled multiple times in an unknown direction and came to rest right side up.  Neither occupant was wearing a pfd.  A passing vessel stopped to render aid and was able to get Operator out of the water where they were transported to Trice''s Landing and then taken to the hospital.  
  
  Operator was admitted to the hospital with collapsed lungs, a broken collar bone, and internal injuries.  Occupant was treated and released for the laceration on his head and bruising.
  
  Information Based on Evidence Collected at the Scene:
  
  Upon Officer arriving on the scene, the involved boat was found right side up on the bank, and had multiple boats and individuals around and inside it securing items.  There were stress fractures in the hull of the boat around the console area.  The steering wheel was found to have been damaged and bent over.  Officer stated that when they attempted to tow the boat back to the boat ramp the lower unit hung up on a stump in the shallow water and was difficult to get loose.  Upon getting the boat on the trailer the lower unit was found broke in half and hanging from the transom.  No damage was found on the prop or the skeg of the lower unit.  There were minor surface rubs found on the lower unit along with a chip in the paint.
  
  Photos are included for documentation.
  
  Information Based on Witness Statement:
  
  Witness was fishing approximately 150yds from the accident site.  He stated that while fishing, he heard a “helicopter” type sound coming up river towards him.  When he first noticed the boat he stated that it was travelling approximately 100-120mph.  He did not think that Operator saw him fishing and yelled to his girlfriend to grab their lifejackets out of fear that Operator''s boat was going to hit them.   At the last second before hitting them he saw Operator yank the steering wheel to the right to avoid them and the boat just started to roll and he saw Operator get ejected up to 20 feet in the air.