On the evening of 8/9/2023, Boat Number Two was adrift in the water near Glendo dam while the family aboard was taking photographs. The last photograph was taken at 19:36. At this time, the occupants of Boat Number Two noticed Boat Number One coming towards them at a high rate of speed with no operator visible. V2 Operator was sitting in the operator's seat. The other boat occupants, Passenger 3, Passenger 1, and Passenger 2 were towards the back of the boat. When they realized impact was imminent, the three occupants towards the back jumped off the boat.  V2 Operator stood up and started to move out of the operator's seat but was still in the boat when impact occurred. The first 911 call out was made at 19:37. V2 Operator’s left leg had been injured and the fiberglass and windshield were damaged on the starboard side. Boat Number One continued without steering or slowing down until it crashed into the rock embankment on the side of the lake, coming to a rest completely out of the water. V1 Operator, operator of Boat Number One, appeared unresponsive on the floor of the boat for a period of time to witnesses. He eventually got up and began trying to push the damaged boat back in the water. State Parks personnel were the first to arrive and provide medical assistance. Park rangers determined that V1 Operator had been consuming alcohol and detained him for further investigation after he refused medical attention. Warden 1 and other game wardens arrived at approximately 2030 hours to investigate the collision. Warden 1 conducted the seated battery of SFSTs on V1 Operator and placed him under arrest for boating under the influence of alcohol. He was also charged with reckless operation of a watercraft.
Glendo Reservoir
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