A father and son were seriously injured when their small boat crashed into the dock after dark in the last week of January. The 35-year-old father took his 4-year-old son and two other adults on a boat ride, but soon realized it was too dark to be safe. Reports say that he turned his boat around to go back, but had trouble navigating back to the dock, even though he wasn't far from it when he decided to turn around. He struck the dock going approximately 20 miles per hour.
The boat became partially submerged under the dock and the windshield broke. The father and son were transported to the hospital. Injuries were not life-threatening, but doctors say the victims would probably need facial reconstruction surgery.
If you or someone you know has been hurt in a boating accident, contact the Jacksonville personal injury attorneys of The Law Offices of Donald Guthrie by calling 904-493-6455 today.