Man Arrested in Injury Boating Accident
A man has been arrested for his involvement in an injury accident in Contra Costa County Friday night.
A 48-year-old man was operating a boat carrying six people when he crashed it into a Bethel Island levee on Sand mound Slough near the Sugar Barge RV Park and Marina around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Three female passengers suffered injuries in the accident. One, a 17-year-old girl from Martinez, was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. The other two were taken to Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch.
The boats operator was arrested on suspicion of operating a boat under the influence of alcohol and causing injury.
The accident is under investigation.