On 3/15/2023 at around 1537 hours Lubbock District Game Wardens were contacted by Garza County Sheriff Office regarding a boat wreck at Lake Alan Henry. Dispatch stated an individual had driven his boat into the lake’s embankment and had injured his head. 

Upon a Warden arriving at the lake the boat owner/operator had already been transported to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock via EMS (emergency medical services) for stitches and to be evaluated. his wrecked boat was still at the main boat ramp dock on Lake Alan Henry. The boat, a 20’ Crownline, had damage from the bow (front) of the boat all the way down the starboard (right) side to where the driver sits. The most extensive damage was on the starboard (right) side of the bow at the very front of the boat. Here the fiberglass was mangled/broken. Scrapes and scratches were all down the starboard side of the boat, and another hole in the fiberglass was just in front of where the driver sits. 

When interviewing him a few days later he stated he has been having trouble with the boat’s throttle getting stuck. He said he had tried to fix the throttle multiple times, but it kept getting stuck. The day of the wreck he was out fishing on the lake when the throttle got stuck. He tried to get it unstuck but couldn’t. Next thing he knew he had crashed full speed into the lake’s rocky embankment. 

A witness stated he saw him drive his boat seemingly full throttle into the embankment of the lake. He said operator didn’t get ejected from the boat but did have a large gash on his forehead. He was able to slowly drive his boat back to the main boat ramp with him following behind. An ambulance was called, and Injured was transported to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock where he received eleven stitches for an open gash on his forehead.

The boat was released to his friend. When a Warden spoke to him, he also stated the boat had been having trouble with the throttle sticking.  

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