Two speedboats colided on September 2nd in Lake Texoma in Oklahoma during the "Highroller Poker Run," a competition in which the contestants get a playing card at 5 different stations by racing a boat to the stop. The winner is the participant with the best poker hand at the end of the competition. However, it is not a speed contest said Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Kera Philippi: "it is not supposed to be a race where speed is a factor. The last person to gather the cards can still win the tournament."
Investigators plan to reconstruct the two speedboats in order to find clues about the crash that left five people dead and one injured. One of the victims, Gordon Mineo, had organized the poker run.
"They're going to investigate the mechanics of both boats, too, and not just focus on whether it was driver error," Philippi said. "The driver of the second boat is still alive, so they're going to want to talk to him." Philippi also said that it was too early to tell if speed or alcohol played a role in the crash.
It is believed that one boat slammed into the side of the other, but it was too early to tell exactly what happened, according to the investigators.
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