RedactedNarrative: On August 4, 2017 at 1445 hours I received a call from dispatch that there was an injury boat accident at El Dorado Reservoir.  Dispatch stated 2 PWCs collided with one injured and EMS was on the way.  I arrived on scene at 1503 hours at the boat ramp on the NW side of the dam.  I observed a boat with a man and woman inside. 
  
   I spoke with park ranger about what was going on.  Ranger stated this was the family and the woman was injured.  I observed to teenage women crying in the parking lot.  I approached them and asked what happened.  
  
  One girl identifed herself as Operator2 and she stated she was the operator of the PWC that hit her mom.  I asked if she was ok and she stated she was.  I collected her information and asked what ocurred.  Operator2 stated the family had a boat and 2 PWCs on the water at the other end of the dam.  Operator2 stated her sister and dad were in the boat while she was on one PWC and her mom was on the other.  
  
  Operator2 stated she was driving straight and in front of her mom Operator1 when she decided to turn.  Operator2 said while she was turning she was looking to see where her mom was and ran into her without seeing her.  I asked Operator2 if she had completed boater education and she stated she had and it was in the PWC.  
  
  I asked Subject1 who was on the boat by where the wreck was if she saw what happened and Subject1 stated she saw Operator1 was stopped in the water.  Subject1 stated she saw Operator2 turning around and then hit her mom.  I asked Subject1 how fast she was going and she stated not very fast at all.  I asked if it was a sharp turn and Subject1 said she didn''t cut the PWC but it was more of a gradual turn.  I asked where the PWCs were and was told a boat came by after the accident and offered to tow them back to Shady Creek Marina.  
  
  I then spoke with Subject2.  I asked Subject2 what happened from his vantage point and Subject2 stated he didn''t see it happen.  I asked Subject2 if the PWCs were registered in his name and he stated they were.  I asked Subject2 if the PWC Operator1 was operating had any mechanical issues or if she had stopped in the water on her own and Subject2 stated she had stopped on her own.  I told Subject2 I would need to look at the PWCs before he took them and offered to take his trailer and load them up for him so he could go to the hospital.  
  
  Subject2 stated that was fine and I collected his information and took his trailer.  I then went to Shady Creek Marina and loaded up the PWCs which were both still operational.  The PWC Operator1 was riding had the starter switch on the handle bar and was almost completely detached.  I took the PWCs to the State Park compound area and looked them over.  I saw a small possible point of impact on the left side of the PWC Operator1 was on in the middle as well as some damage on the handle bar on the left side.  I also found an area on the right side where the paint from the KA numbers had been scuffed and was fresh.  On the PWC Operator2 was riding the only thing I could find was some purple transfer paint on the underside of the PWC on the right side.  I photographed the PWCs and looked inside the compartment and found the registrations and a boater education certificate from NASBLA for Operator2.  On August 6, 2017 at 1500 hours I met Subject2 and Operator1 to release the PWCs.  I asked Operator1 what her injuries were and was told the following.  
  
  She had several stitches placed in her left leg, one broken rib, and 4 cracked vertabrea in her back which the doctor stated would heal on their own.  I asked Operator1 what happened from her vantage point.  Operator1 stated she was following Operator2 in the water.  Operator1 stated she stopped her PWC and was looking around when she was hit by the other one.  Operator1 stated she didn''t even see it coming.  I released the PWCs and talked to Subject2 about the possibility of Operator2 being cited for negligent operation.
  