RedactedNarrative: On Monday, June 29, 2020, at approximately 1930 hours, I (Cpl. of the Maryland Natural Resources Police) was on patrol in the Ocean City area when I heard the Ocean City Fire Department dispatch EMS to Oceanside Watersports, located at 710 South Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland in reference to injuries from a Personal Watercraft (PWC) accident.  
      
      I responded to that location and met with the owner of the livery establishment.  He advised me that someone had been struck by a PWC while the livery group was underway.  I met with the two individuals who had been on the PWC and were now back at the establishment.  They were identified as Operator2 (Operator) and V2 occupant.  Operator2 had an obvious injury to his head and face area.  He was agitated and verbally aggressive toward staff and EMS personnel on the scene. EMS packaged him for transport to the trauma center at Penninsula Regional Medical Center.  V2 occupant went to the hospital with him.
  
      The second PWC involved in the accident arrived on location shortly after Operator2 had been transported.  Onboard that PWC were V1 occupant and Operator1.  V1 occupant was complaining of a left upper leg injury.  EMS began attending to him.  I spoke with Operator1 while EMS was treating V1 occupant and she stated that she had been operating their PWC behind the other PWC involved.  She stated that the PWC in front of her had been turning sharply from side to side and that it had caused both occupants to fall off into the water.  She stated that she tried to avoid striking both occupants but was unable to do so, and struck Operator2.  She stated that she and V1 occupant then fell from their PWC and V1 occupant struck his leg.  I also spoke with one of the guides who had been with the group and he stated that Operator2 had been operating the PWC in the manner described, despite being told not to.
  
      I responded to Penninsula Regional Medical Center to meet with Operator2 and V2 occupant.  I was able to do so and learned that Operator2 would require stitches in his head and face.  In speaking with them Operator2 stated that he had been operating the PWC and and "hit a wave" and that he and V2 occupant had fallen off the PWC and were struck by the PWC traveling behind them.  He again became agitated and wanted to know how to pursue a civil suit against the other operator.  I advised him that he would have to do that through the court system, that we did not handle civil disputes or lawsuits.  He became increasingly agitated and denied any responsibility for the situation.  I provided him with a report number and left the emergency department.  
  
      Based on the statements from witnesses, both operators are at fault to some degree for this accident.  Operator2, by all accounts other than his own, was operating in a negligent manner and at unsafe speeds given the conditions and the manner in which he was handling the PWC, and Operator1 was unable to take action to avoid a collision.  All parties involved were provided with a report number and my contact information.  It is my recommendation that his investigation be closed.
  
      All of the above events occurred in Worcester and Wicomico County, Maryland.
  