On August 21, 2023 I, Officer First Class, was dispatched to a call of a PWC accident with an injured party.

I arrived at Goodhands Creek Road and spoke with two subjects who stated they were being towed behind the PWC when the victim, Victim, who was riding on the back of the PWC as the observer, fell off of the PWC and was struck in the mouth by the towing line. 

Subject1 and Subject2 stated that after the towing line struck Victim they jumped off of the tube they were riding and swam to her where they found that she was unconscious and bleeding very heavily from her mouth. 

Victim was in an ambulance at the time, and I was unable to speak with her. I was unable to identify or speak with the operator of the PWC at the time as he was trailering the PWC when I arrived and left to go to the hospital with Subject1 and Subject2 before I could get his attention.

I attempted to make contact with Subject1 again but was unable to do so until August 31, and when asked to provide the name and phone number of the operator Subject1 stated "I am at work, and you will have to wait". 

I reiterated that I needed the operators information and subjec ended the phone call.

I made contact with Victim on August 31 at 12:45PM at her residence and she provided an explanation of what happened and a written statement. Victim stated that she was riding as a passenger and rear observed when the PWC turned and struck a wave causing her to fall from the PWC. At this point the towing line "clotheslined" her in the mouth, rendering her unconscious, knocking out 6 of her top teeth from canine tooth to canine tooth and causing a fracture of her palate. Victim also identified the operator of the PWC.

I made contact with Operator via phone call at 2:00PM on August 31, and he corroborated the story that Victim, Subject1 and Subject2 shared; Victim fell off the PWC when they turned and struck a wave and was then struck by the towing line. 

Operator stated that he could not provide the registration information when I spoke with him but assured me he would call or text me with the information that evening but failed to do so. I attempted to contact Operator again by phone at 11:14AM on September 3 and the call was answered and abruptly ended after 2 seconds with no words spoken. I will be attempting to contact Operator again today, September 3, at his residence.  Operator and Subject1 have been uncooperative throughout my investigation and have made it difficult to gather even the most basic information. I will submit a supplement with the PWC information when I am able to obtain the information. All events occurred in Queen Anne's County Maryland.

Eastern Bay-Prospect Bay
Grasonville                   