High-Speed Chase On The Water: Powerboater Allegedly Threw Woman Overboard, Fled From Water Patrol

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — A powerboater allegedly fled from the Water Patrol after throwing a woman overboard on Saturday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, authorities received a call at around 8:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, with the report of a domestic assault on a boat. Authorities were told a woman had been thrown off the boat by a man, in Davey Hollow Cove, around the 11 Mile Marker. The suspect was identified as Loren Peters, a well-known powerboat racer.

While en-route, Water Patrol Division troopers reportedly spotted Peters' boat, a 2023 Hayaari Marine H44Z center-console, at the 10 Mile Marker. Troopers attempted to stop the vessel, but Peters reportedly accelerated and tried to leave the area. Troopers pursued.

The Hayaari Marine H44Z, equipped with quad 450HP outboard engines, is capable of speeds over 90 mph.

According to the Patrol, Peters pulled into Mill Creek Cove on the Gravois Arm, about 8 miles from the site of the alleged assault. Troopers followed him there, where he reportedly docked the boat at a dock near Walleye Drive and fled on foot.

He was apprehended and arrested at 8:43 p.m.

Peters faces pending charges of:

• Boating While Intoxicated

• Resisting Arrest

• Careless/Imprudent Operation of a Vessel

• Domestic Assault - 4th Degree

Peters' boat is listed for sale at BoatTrader.com.