RedactedNarrative: On 04/21/2022 at approximately 8:25PM a call came out from FWC dispatch stating that there had been a report of a boating accident on the Choctawhatchee Bay side of the Cinco Bayou Bridge. I responded to the call and upon arriving on scene at the boat ramp Vessel 2 (V2 struck vessel) had just pulled into the boat ramp. 
  
  I was advised by the operator of V2 that he had 6 people total on board the vessel prior to the accident and everyone was safe and accounted for. The operator of V2 stated that the operator of Vessel 1 (V1 striking vessel) was ejected off and they found and pulled the subject onto V2. 
  
  I asked the operator of V2 to explain to me what happened, and he stated that they were coming from dinner in the back of the Destin Harbor had crossed the Choctawhatchee Bay and were coming into Cinco Bayou. The operator of V2 stated that they were within the channel heading southwest towards Cinco Bayou bridge when he heard a sound from the starboard side of his vessel. 
  
  Operator of V2 stated that he looked over his shoulder to the aft starboard quarter of his vessel and saw V1 coming into his boat at about the midship portion of V2. It was later identified that V1 was coming into Cinco Bayou at a heading of south southwest. 
  
  V1 collided with V2 at which point the operator of V1 was ejected from the vessel. The vessel then veered away from V2 and began circling in a clockwise direction at full throttle. V2 rescued the operator of V1 at which point the subject stated he was the only person on board.
  
   At this point V2 had 7 subjects on board and headed into the Cinco Bayou Boat Ramp. While speaking with the operator of V1 I was detecting signs of impairment and conducted a BUI investigation which led to the arrest of the operator of V1.  
  
  Operator1 stated that he began heading towards the Cinco Bayou boat ramp. Operator1 stated that he was using his phone light as a navigational aid. Operator1 stated that he did not see V2 because of how dark it was. Operator1 stated that he did not see the lights on V2. I asked Operator1 if he had lights on his vessel and he stated that they were not working. 
  
  Operator1 stated that he did not know what part of V2 that was struck with V1, but that as soon as they collided, he was ejected from V1. The damage sustained to V1 and V2, witness statements, and the fact that Operator1 was ejected from his vessel suggests that V1 was at a speed that would put the vessel on plane. 
  
  Operator1 stated that he was swimming/floating in the water and saw light from V2 at which point he started shouting for help. Operator1 stated that the occupants on V2 came and pulled him onto V2. ; 
  
  Subject has a small cut/tear on his hand/wrist the subject had a bandaid applied over the wound and stated that he was fine. I saw smeared blood on the bow of the vessel and Subject2 stated it was from a prior injury on subject’s finger, however later it was discovered that he had a cut/tear on his hand/wrist from the boating accident. I documented the injury with my body camera.