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Personal Watercraft Crash on Chickamauga Lake

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  An accident on Chickamauga Lake Monday sends one man to the hospital and the other to jail.  18-year-old man Andrew McJunkin was arrested charged with boating under the influence.The driver who was hit, Ryan Paolucci, is doing okay after suffering from minor leg injuries.  Both drivers were 18-years-old.The accident happened around 9:00 Monday night.  Authorities say his friend, Andrew McJunkin likely drank too much when the accident happened. Tuesday, Zachary Correll showed us where the crash happened.  He watched in horror as a watercraft t-boned another on Chickamauga Lake. One was doing a 360, and the other just smashed into it, says Correll.I guess he wasn't paying attention, and thought he was going to go straight. They both got flew out, says Correll.Authorities say McJunkin was likely over the legal limit when he crashed directly into his friend Ryan Paloucci who was also driving a personal watercraft. On top of drinking underage, authorities say neither McJunkin nor his friend Ryan Paolucci had boater education.Will that have changed things if they would have had it? It could have been a factor in this situation, says Joe McSpadden, TWRA Spokesperson.We fish once or twice a week at least, says Charles Shidler.Shidler knows the dangers of drinking while boating.I don't think there's any place out there for drinking alcoholic beverages while you're on the water.  There are too many people, especially in the summer time that you can hurt, says Shidler.While TWRA will be beefing up their patrols on the water all summer , Zachary Correll says it's simply about being responsible.Pay attention and don't be reckless, and definitely don't drink while you're out on the water, says Correll.18-year-old Andrew McJunkin is being charged with BUI, reckless operation of a personal water craft and a number of other charges.No word on if Paolucci will be charged or cited for not having boater education.

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