Downers Grove Woman Hospitalized After Being Thrown From Boat On Fox River

ST. CHARLES, IL -- A 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital Thursday night after she was thrown from a boat following a crash along the Fox River in St. Charles, police said. Kathryn Gazzola of Downers Grove was riding as a passenger in an Ebbtide boat on the Fox River near the Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles when the crash occurred at about 11:10 p.m. A Seadoo Sportster boat, driven by Jared Younglove, 27, of West Chicago, collided with the Ebbtide, which was driven by Eric Repp, 34 of St. Charles.

Gazzola was taken to Delnor Hospital in Geneva for treatment of injuries that are not considered life-threatening, according to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department. Authorities do not believe alcohol or any other kind of impairment was a factor in the crash and no citations have been issued.

Following the crash, a person living nearby came over in a boat to help. Todd Surta, 61, of 3N857 Route 31 in St. Charles, was later arrested after he refused to leave the scene of the crash. Police said he interfered with emergency personnel as they responded and was told by four different police officers to leave the scene.

He was taken into custody after a brief struggle with officers, police said. He was taken to the St. Charles Police Department station where he was charged with one count of resisting and obstructing a peace officer. He posted bond and was released.

As he was leaving the station, he allegedly started another fight with officers, police said.

The cause of the crash along the Fox River remains under investigation.

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