A man was arrested after a jet ski crash near Johns Pass in Pinellas County left two children injured on Sunday, authorities said.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:33 p.m., a rented 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner operated by 48-year-old D PG was racing another jet ski.
The sheriff’s office said G was not looking ahead or paying attention to where he was going.
Investigators said that when G turned around, he realized a crash was about to occur and jumped off the WaveRunner. The jet ski crashed into another rented Yamaha WaveRunner that was being operated by 45-year-old W W.
The WaveRunner being driven by W had two child passengers aboard, a 7-year-old and an 8-year-old.
All three were ejected from the jet ski and were recovered from the water by the Madeira Beach Fire Department.
The children were taken to a nearby hospital, one with life-threatening injuries and the other with non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.
W was uninjured.
According to investigators, G showed signs of impairment and performed poorly on field sobriety tests.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested G and charged him with boating under the influence (BUI) causing serious bodily harm and reckless operation of a vessel.
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Source: wfla
