3 injured following boat crash at Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade, officials say

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. - Three people were injured after two boats collided at the Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday night, according to officials with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Officials were called out to the event around 8:30 p.m. and found three people injured from the crash.

People who were watching the boat parade tell FOX 35 they saw a boater driving recklessly before hitting another boat, causing someone on the other boat to fly off and land in the water. 

"A guy in a boat that looked like a sports car was zooming around and doing donuts and generally driving recklessly," said  Don Wilson who was watching the parade. "It looked like he was getting dangerously close to other boats, and sure enough in a few seconds he hit someone." 

The FWC will be investigating the crash. FWC officials said both boats were registered in the parade.

Organizers from the event said the driver of one of the boats in the crash was not registered in this year's parade.

Event organizers also said they intend to fully cooperate with law enforcement.