RedactedNarrative: At around 3:30 a.m. on 11/09/2019, Vessel one LA 5585 GJ (16' Havoc with 60 HP Mercury/tiller outboard) had one juvenile passenger on board.  Vessel one was cruising at 35 mph heading east on Northline canal.  
  
  Vessel two LA 8255 FP (17' Styron with 40 HP Tohatsu/ tiller outboard) had two adult passengers and one juvenile passenger on board.  
  
  Vessel two was idling east on Northline Canal in front of vessel one.  Vessel one collided with vessel two from the rear ramping over the port side of vessel two.  The operator of vessel two sustained a deep gash in the back of his head.  Two passengers on vessel two sustained injuries.  One passenger had an injury to the forehead (bump and bruising) and one passenger had neck pain.  
  
  Individuals in a vessel passing by transported the operator and one passenger (neck pain) of vessel two to the boat launch where they were taken to the hospital by the operator's mother.  Vessel one made it back to the launch under its own power.  Vessel two was towed to the launch by the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office.  Alcohol was not a contributing factor.  PFD's were on board and worn by juveniles.  Three individuals were injured.  Contributing factors were careless operation (Rule #16), excessive speed and operator inattention.  Operator of vessel one was issued a citation for careless operation of a vessel.
  