A boater who allegedly had one too many drinks was arrested late Friday night after careening into another boat in the Long Island Sound and injuring five.
Rye police nabbed Gareth Ederer, 62, after receiving a distress call around 10 p.m. about a crash on the water just south of the Milton Harbor area.
The city’s Marine Unit discovered two boats had collided as a result of an operator of one of the boats, Ederer, being allegedly impaired. Five people sustained injuries and two were thrown into the water — neither boat capsized — and had to be rescued, police Lt. Michael Anfuso said.
Four of the victims were transported by EMS to White Plains Hospital with minor injuries. A fifth victim was rushed to Westchester Medical Center after sustaining a head injury, Anfuso told The Record.
Ederer, of Thornwood, was charged with operating one of the boats while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, police said. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Rye City Court.
Sea Tow Western Long Island Sound, village of Mamaroneck Bay Constables, New Rochelle Police Harbor Unit, Westchester County Police Marine Unit, Nassau County Marine Unit, Rye Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard all assisted in the crash, police said.
