RedactedNarrative: Preliminary report for boat incident occurring on 10/15/2017.  
  On or about 2:30 a.m. on 15 October 2017, boat operator was operating a 2011 Mastercraft X-Star on Abbotts Creek at High Rock Lake.  
  
  The operator had one passenger.  The operator was leaving Top of the Rock, a bar on High Rock Lake off Shore Dr. in Lexington.  The operator was travelling north on Abbotts Creek which is upstream.  The operator was attempting to return to his residence.  The time was approximately 2:30 a.m. and the weather was cool and very foggy. 
  
  The operator explained that he was travelling using the cruise control at approximately 25 mph when he thought it was appropriate to turn west, rounding the furthest northern point in that section of Abbotts Creek to go under the Holloway Church Rd bridge.  
  
  The operator failed to realize his exact location and was approximately one-half mile from the area he thought he was in.  When the boat was travelling due west, Operator drove the boat aground at approximately 25 mph.  The boat travelled completely out of the water and into several shrubs, trees, and crushed a picnic table.  
  
  During the crash, the operator suffered a laceration across the forehead above the right eye.  The passenger was uninjured due to the fact that she was facing rearward in the vessel sitting in an observation seat generally used to observe a skier.  Operator was transported to the hospital by Davidson County EMS, and Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer arrived at the hospital while EMS was taking Operator inside.  Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer spoke with Operator and formed the opinion that he was impaired.  Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer charged the operator with boating while impaired and consent was given for a blood draw by the operator.  Operator had not received care from the hospital at that point so Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer cited and released.  Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer went to the scene of the crash and took photos of the vessel.  The vessel was removed from the property the same day prior to noon by owner Operator.  Form 4.1 from the operator has not been received as of this date.
  
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  REPORT WILL BE UPDATED ONCE THE MB4.1 IS RECEIVED AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INFORMATION.
  