Shocking video shows the moment speeding police boat crashes into parked boats and flees - as one begins to sink

Passerby caught the moment of impact on camera in D.C. on Saturday

Authorities in Washington D.C. are investigating a crash involving one of their own boats after a police vessel smashed into two parked boats before speeding off, leaving one to sink.

D.C. Harbor Police were sounding their sirens as they crashed into the boats which were docked at Washington Harbor in Georgetown on Saturday night.

The entire incident was caught on video by a passerby. Some witnesses said it appeared as if the driver of the boat purposefully took a wide turn to show off, WUSA9 reported.

No one was on the boats when the crash occurred and there were no injuries.

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Getting close: A video shows the moment a speeding police boat smashes into two parked boats

Impact: The boat hits the parked boat before turning sharply and fleeing the scene Heading off: The boat then speeds off, but passersby said officers returned to check on the damage One of the boats was left with a massive hole along its side, causing it to partially sink. Crews spent hours on Sunday dragging it from beneath the surface and taking it to the dock.

Shawn Kuykendall had borrowed the boat from a friend for a day out and was at a nearby restaurant when the police officers slammed into the parked vessel, he told WUSA9. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Damage: One of the parked boats suffered a massive gash to its side and began to sink at the dock

Witnesses say Harbor Police were traveling so quickly because they were responding to a distress call from people in the water and simply lost control of the boat. Kuykendall said people told him they 'did a Baywatch move... seemingly for show'. He said he had dreaded calling his friend to say the boat was sinking, but the owner, Sheri Saunders, told WUSA9: 'It's not his fault. We're glad he wasn't on it.' The man who captured the video, Ajay Jafaar, said he could not believe he was recording the boats at exactly the moment they were hit. He credited the police officers for their job afterwards.

'Honestly the cops later did a great job by fixing everything and consequences were held,' he wrote on his YouTube page . 'The cop that hit the boats stayed﻿ the entire time.' Police have said they are investigating what led to the accident. The U.S. Coast Guard is also investigating the crash.



Shocked: Shawn Kuykendall, pictured, had borrowed the boat from a friend the day that it was hit