Narrative
On Sunday July 16, 2023, at approximately 9:00 AM, I, Texas Game Warden, received a phone call from Texas Game Warden. Warden informed me that he received a call from Travis County Sheriff’s Office and that there was a vessel collision that happened that morning at approximately 2:00AM. It was later learned that the collision occurred on Lake Travis (Coordinates: 30.463150, -98.031217). Travis County Land units were the first to respond to the call. No Standard Field Sobriety Test was conducted while they were on scene.  I was later informed by Travis County water units Deputy and Travis County Deputy that the vessel collided with a dock. The dock was owned by located at Paradise Cove Marble Falls Texas.  Additionally, it was learned that 4 out of 7 individuals on the vessel were sent to the hospital for injuries. The operator of the Malibu 23MXZ was identified. The four injured individuals were identified. The other two non-injured passengers were Identified . Owner was also identified as the owner of the vessel. Through interviews, it was learned that earlier that day, owner picked up others by boat from the other side of the lake at Cody Park They then drove to the B &B that was located at the other side. It was also learned that everyone was consuming alcohol at the B &B. At the end of their festivities, all the individuals got in the vessel to return, back to their residence. On the way to drop off the 4 individuals, they collided with the dock. After the collision 911 was called where they were advised to meet EMS at Collier Cove Boat Ramp. 


Equipment Failure
	No equipment failure was found.
Alcohol
	Alcohol was consumed by all passengers and by the operator. No drugs were consumed. 
PFD
	No PFD’s were worn during or after the collision.

Possible Contributing Factors:
-	Alcohol
-	Operating in low light conditions
-	Unfamiliarity with the Lake
-	Rule 5 Improper Look-out
-	Rule 6 Unsafe Speed
-	Rule 7 Risk of Collision
-	Rule 8 Action to Avoid Collision
-	Reckless operation
	
This report is summary of events. See Versaterm report # GW 2023-500141 for criminal charges and see STORM report # S-23-07-004 for the crash analysis.
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