In summary, vessel identified as Bennington Pontoon was traveling into the dock area of Kief''s Reef restaurant. At approximately 1830h, the owner of Kief''s Reef observed the black and tan Bennington strike a docked and unoccupied Crest pontoon, heard the operator state "we''re out of here", back up and leave the area northbound. He called IDNR to report the incident and gave an accurate description of the fleeing vessel. The fleeing vessel was stopped at the McHenry Dam lock and positively identified because of its lacking registration numbers and red floating mat on board. The operator and passenger initially outright denied all accounts of the incident. The operator, now identified as V1 Operator, finally admitted to the collision and stated he didn''t realize the extent of the damage. The passenger outright denied making contact with another vessel the entire time. V1 Operator was issued 4 citations and assigned a McHenry County court date.
Fox River
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