Florida Fish and Wildlife on July 30th, 2023 was dispatched to a boating accident at Alamacani Boat Ramp. 
The call was in reference to a report from the complainant stating that he was in a group of about five people and had been hit by one of the other Jet Skis. They were at the Ft George Inlet waiting for further direction. The complainant OP1 stated that he was having lower back pain.
Florida Fish and Wildlife on July 30th, 2023 were dispatched to a boating accident at Alamacani Boat Ramp. I arrived on scene at 13:57 and called the complainant OP1. He informed me that he and the other parties involved were still on scene and he wanted them present as they were witnesses. I instructed them to meet me at Alamacani Boat Ramp as I was in my truck and was parked there. They arrived at the boat ramp approximately ten minutes later at the same time that Officer 1 arrived on scene. I separated all of the parties and started to give out witness statements. I informed them to keep to themselves while I conducted my investigation. 
V1 was driven by Mr. OP1. He complained of back pain and pointed out a scuff mark on his Type III life jacket, included in the attached photos. I offered to have EMS come check him for injuries three sperate times which he refused every time. He also stated that because he was not wearing his glasses he could not read or write well enough to fill out a statement. I offered to notate for him as he verbalized his statement to which he agreed. His statement is included in the attachments.
V2 was operated by OP2, , who struck OP1 when V1 slowed down. His statement is included in the attachments. 
V3 was operated by OP3, which was struck by V4. Both V3 and V4 were trying to avoid the first collision of V1 and V2. During his interview, Officer 1 found that she had warned him over the July 4th holiday weekend for not having his boater ID card. OP3 was asked for his boater ID card, which he was not able to provide. OP3 was issued a citation for not having a boater ID card. His citation is in the attachments as well as his statement.. 
V4 was operated by OP4,  which struck V3. OP4 informed me that both she and her passenger jumped off their PWC after they collided with V3. She also provided a drawing of what occurred on the back of her statement form. They are attached to this report for review. 
During the time that each person was filling out their statement myself and Officer 1 conducted interviews and a vessel safety inspection on each individual involved in the crash. Every PWC involved had the proper safety gear on board and everyone was wearing the proper life jackets. 
During my investigation, I photographed the damage to V1 which showed a gas leak stain on the back platform, a gouge in the side rubber rail, and scuff marks on the back of the PWC. I also photographed V3 which had damage to the gas can and gas can seal. I asked OP1 how much what he thought the damages to his PWC were and he stated that he wasn't sure but estimated $3,500.
After interviewing all of the parties involved and investigating the damages to PWC's, I concluded that the result of this accident was due to careless operation. Op2 was cited for careless operation and expired registration more than 6 months. I also cited Op4 with Careless operation. Both were according to Coast Guard Rule 8. I explained the fines and gave them a copy of each citation. I answered any questions they had and informed them that they had ten days from the date on the citation to set a court date if they wished to or to pay the fine listed within 30

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