Boat crashes into home.Photo:Missouri State Highway Patrol/Twitter
Missouri State Highway Patrol/Twitter
A drunk boater allegedly crashed his boat off land, striking a private residence and ejecting all 8 passengers from the vessel at the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, authorities said.
“Troopers responded to a serious injury crash last night at the 1.5 mile mark of the main channel,” the Missouri State Highway Patroltweetedon Sunday. “The boat ran aground and struck a home, causing it to overturn, ejecting all eight passengers.”
The driver, Adam J. Ramirez, who is in his mid-40s and from Huntington Beach, Calif., was arrested on two charges related to boating while intoxicated but was released for medical treatment,according to his arrest report.
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The boat flipped over after hitting the home, the highway patrol said on Twitter, and authorities are currently trying to recreate the crash using a drone. Speeding was a factor in the accident,ABC 17reported. The investigation into what exactly happened will continue when Ramirez is released from the hospital, according to the outlet. Two people were sleeping in the house when the boat hit but were uninjured.
“There was a big loud noise, we didn’t know what it was,” Ethan Leigh, who lives next door to the home that was hit, told ABC 17. “There was just like a flood of ambulances and fire trucks and we saw a bunch of water patrol coming from each direction.”
“The boat has been loaded onto a trailer and towed away,” the MSHP said on Sunday. The boat showed damage to the sides and grass was stuck in the engine.
“This crash has garnered a lot of attention, with many people venturing onto the property to look at the damage,” the MSHPtweeted. “Please remember this is a private residence and we ask that you avoid trespassing onto their property.”
The MSHP didn’t immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information.
source: people.com
