Vessel 1 came around the port corner of a yacht at estimated speed of 20 miles per hour and struck the port side of Vessel 2 which was stopped behind the yacht. 
Operator of Vessel 2 suffered a broken left leg during the collision and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment.  
On Friday June 9th, 2023, at approximately 1709 hours, I responded to a call from my dispatch about a report of a boating accident with injuries involving two personal watercrafts (PWCs) near Pace Picnic Island in Miami-Dade County, Florida. I immediately responded to a patrol vessel at Brickell Place and responded to the scene. 
When I arrived on scene just south of Pace Picnic Island, a United States Coast Guard vessel and a City of Miami Police Marine Patrol vessel were already on scene with the PWCs involved. I was advised by City of Miami Police that one person, OP2, had been transported by Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital after suffering a broken left leg during the accident. Investigator (FWC) responded to Jackson Memorial Hospital and collected a sworn written statement from OP2. 
The two PWCs involved in the accident were tied to the stern of an anchored yacht. I boarded the yacht to speak with the operator of the striking PWC. The operator of the striking PWC was identified by driver's license as OP1. OP1 provided a sworn written statement stating that he was on a PWC coming around the port corner of the yacht at an estimated speed of 15-20 miles per hour when he crashed into the left side of the struck PWC which was sitting in the water stopped behind the yacht. 
Once onboard the yacht I also learned that the two PWCs involved in the accident had been rented out by a livery and the livery owner, was onboard the yacht. They provided all documentation required for the livery operation. ; OP2:While sitting on a personal watercraft, OP2 was struck on his left leg by another personal watercraft being operated by OP1. OP2 was transported and admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment of broken bones in his left leg.
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MIAMI                         