CHETEK, Wis., (WJMC) — No charges will be filed against a boater involved in a collision of two fishing boats on Pokegama Lake on September 10, 2024.
Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright said Michael Hintz may have have been affected by a medical condition, but there was no criminal negligence.
Reports said on the evening of September 10, Hintz’s fishing boat collided with another stationary fishing boat, at speed, but the specific cause of the collision was not known. Two people were on the other boat. One was injured and another jumped into the water to avoid the collision.
Hintz was ticketed for failing give way and safely pass the other boat.