Vessel 1 was travelling south-east, on the main channel of Smith Lake, in Walker County. The front of vessel 1 crashed into the western corner of the boat dock located at Jasper, AL. 35504. Occupant 1 was ejected into the water and suffered a contusion to his lower right leg and a laceration to his right elbow. Occupant 2 was thrown against the interior of the vessel and suffered contusions to his head and left elbow. The operator of vessel 1 was uninjured. The operator of vessel 1 stated that he was distracted by his grandson who was pulling the boat fender buoys back inside the vessel. He further stated that when he shifted his eyes back ahead, he realized that they were about to crash into a dock, but there was no time to do anything. Vessel 1 came to final rest as shown in the diagram.
Smith Lake
Curry, AL                     