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Boat Strikes Dock in Harrison Bay, 4 injured

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  Four people are rushed to the hospital after what many are calling a near tragic boat accident Saturday night.The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency tells us Jason Payne was driving the boat Saturday when he struck a dock near Bluff View Circle in Harrison Bay.Marvin Day recalls what happened Saturday. The loud boom he says nearly scared him to death."My neighbors right above me called and said, 'Marvin, I think someone has hit one of the docks," says Day.And that's exactly what happened. Saturday, investigators spent the afternoon taping off the scene where they say a medium sized boat carrying four people struck this boat dock. They say it happened as the boat was traveling north in the Chickamagua Lake.Marvin Day owns a boat dock close by. He says it's another accident that happens way too frequently."This dock's been hit several times....and in the past three years, two girls hit the dock next to it,  and for one of the girls - it took her life," says Day.Marvin Day says the dock was fully lit when the vessel came through. But, he says, things could have been worse. "The two people were still in the boat and if they have not have been - and it raked them in the water, they possibly could have drowned," says Day.TWRA officials have a few tips they say could help prevent accidents like these in the future."Always have a lookout in your boat, always be attentive and knowledgable about the area you're traveling it," says Joe McSpadden from the TWRA.But Marvin Day says he knows exactly what's needed from boaters to make sure these accidents never happen again."Just look....I mean, just look," says Day.TWRA officials say alcohol may be a factor in the accident. They say charges may be filed pending the outcome of an investigation.The TWRA tells us at last check, the driver of the boat, Jason Payne, was listed in critical condition at Erlanger Hospital. We're told the passengers are doing okay.  Their names are Lori Ezell, Leslie Green, and Tina Mclemore. They're all from the Chattanooga area.

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