OPERATOR HAD JUST PURCHASED BOAT 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  V1 IS ONLY RATED FOR A 60HP MOTOR AND 600LBS WEIGHT CAPACITY.  A 115 HP MERCURY PRO XS WAS ON V1.  THE ADDITIONAL MOTOR WEIGHT COMBINED WITH THE OCCUPANTS/CONTENTS MADE V1 SEVERELY OVERLOADED AND OVERHORSEPOWERED. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR AND OCCUPANT THEY WERE TRAVELING NORTH AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 70 MPH) WHEN THEY CROSSED OVER A WAKE AND THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF V1. V1'S GUNNEL DUG IN AND EJECTED BOTH THE OCCUPANTS.  THE OPERATOR STRUCK THE SIDE OF V1 AS HE WAS BEING EJECTED.

12/18/23 INVESTIGATING OFFICER REPORTED THAT THE V1 OPERATOR WAS NOT TESTED FOR BAC RESULTS.
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