Boating crash

[Rj Flores]

Prayers up for the families. God bless

[deerplanter]

Very sad, Prayers for all involved. I am guessing it was a blind curve and head on collision?

Don't know the details yet but it could be. The channels in the marsh are winding and some people tend to drive too fast thru there.

[35remington]

No need to guess. Just need to read.

"Ruiz said the two boats were moving at around 30 mph when they crashed into each other around a blind corner"

Someone wasn't following the Drive On Right rule.

[Phillip Fields]

Prayers up.

[glen]

Probably had more to do with the intoxication more than the curve. Prayers sent for
Family and community. Easily avoidable tragedy

[eastxhunter]

Bum deal there

[sectxag06]

from another thread.

This happened a few miles from my house near Hugo Point. My understanding is the two boats were both entering a blind cut at the same time and collided. The cut sits about a half mile from the ramp and it's a little shortcut to get to the main river channel. It shaves a few minutes off but it has a blind 90 degree turn where you can't see around the corner due to tall reeds. Folks use it all the time but it is a dangerous spot and there have been many close calls there over the years.

[35remington]

Probably had more to do with the intoxication more than the curve. Prayers sent for
Family and community. Easily avoidable tragedy

Agreed

[JVasquez]

from another thread.

There was a fatality there in that same spot 2017.

[dgilbert]

Wow terrible prayers up.

[deerplanter]

from another thread.

I figured that was where it was, not much room for two boats running at speed there.

[T-roy66]

Prayers Up

[-HIC-]

Probably had more to do with the intoxication more than the curve. Prayers sent for
Family and community. Easily avoidable tragedy

I am not sure I agree with this. I have had many close calls on the water in the Bastrop area and alcohol was not involved. Lately it is Idiots with boats capable of running 70+ mph in single wide channels. I have also almost ran over a few kayakers coming into Freeport with big swells. Being on the water around Houston these days is dangerous. The captain has to be ready for this type of thing. Blind turns, two overloaded boats is a recipe for disaster, regardless of alcohol or not. One captain failed a test, the captain of a bass boat with seven people on board has no culpability? Even sounds silly to type it.

I dont drink very often these days but when younger a few beers on the water while fishing was common. Drink two beers in an hour and you will be close to legally impaired, if not over. I am not sure what this kid blew but that likely had something to do with the low bond.

Prayers to all involved. Seems one of the victims shares my last name was an eye opener to get that google alert.

[ace340cs]

Not good!!!

[TXHUNT3R]

So I work with a lady that knows all the people involved. Both boats knew each other and were racing each other around the reed island. The bass boat won and came around the blind corner just before the ski boat and killed the throttle . The ski boat could not stop in time going over top the bass boat. All people involved were coming back for the day from all hanging out together. All were ejected into the water and no one was wearing PFD.