On May 5, 2023, at approximately 12:45 pm, V1 Operator was on Hyco Lake fishing from his Phoenix 920 boat.  He was using Spot Lock on his trolling motor to stay in one spot on the lake as he was fishing.  V2 Operator was another operator on Hyco lake who was operating a Carolina Skiff and was attempting to get to a fishing spot.  V2 Operator was not paying attention to where he was going and instead was looking at his navigation device on his boat.  Doing so caused V2 Operator to crash into V1 Operator's boat and ran over top of it and landed on the bow of V1 Operator's boat.  V1 Operator saw the incident coming ahead of time and was able to jump into the water and avoid getting hurt.  V2 Operator will be charged with Careless and Reckless navigation of a vessel.  Charges are pending.

**ONCE PENDING CHARGES ARE MADE FINAL; THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AT THAT TIME.**

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