RedactedNarrative: On 3/9/14 at 1924 hrs, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a call in reference to a boating crash.  The accident was delayed in reporting.  The crash occurred at approximately 1430 hrs on 3/7/14 in the South fork of the St. Lucie River, just south of the Palm City Bridge in Palm City, Florida. There were two jet skis or personal watercrafts (PWC) involved.  Both PWC's were following a vessel when the PWC in front of the other made a sharp maneuver causing one to strike the other.  No injuries occurred due to the collision.   
  
  Operator2 explained in his statement and diagram how he and Operator1 were headed north bound following Subject in his vessel.  Both PWC's and the vessel were on-plane in the channel south of the Palm City Bridge but north of the Indian Street Bridge.  Operator2 stated he passed the wake of the vessel and made a sharp left hand turn.  He was facing south now toward Operator1.  He saw the oncoming PWC and continued to turn clockwise until facing north again.  Operator1 hit the rear right portion of Operator2's PWC.  Operator2 was able to stay aboard while Operator1 was ejected from the PWC.  According to Operator2, a piece of V2 was imbedded into V1 (evidence was removed before I arrived to photograph the PWC at Operator1's home).
  
  Operator1 stated he and Operator2 were on-plane headed north.  All operators were as he described on Plane.  V1 was following behind V2 and both were behind V3.  According to Operator1's statement, he was at a distance of approximately 30 to 40 feet behind V1.  V1 was operating at a speed estimated to be at 30 mph or 44 feet per second.  Operator1 advised his PWC would not go above 30 mph due to it having a speed governor activated, also called limp mode.  Operator1 stated he barely had time to react when he saw Operator2 in front of him turn.  Operator1 attempted to avoid colliding with Operator2 by turning left but still hit him.  Operator1 said the bottom of his PWC hit the right rear end of V2.
  
  A phone call was placed to Subject (V3) on 3/10/14.  He was operating the vessel with approximately five people on board while V1 and V2 were behind him.  Subject stated that Operator1 (V1) was behind Operator2 (V2).  They were all on plane headed north bound in the St. Lucie River, just out of sight of the Palm City Bridge.  V2 made a sharp turn and V1 collided with V2.