In this incident, if the driver and his passengers had the tiger poker run seatbelts, or the kill switch lanyard on, this whole thing could have been avoided. I have decided to use both!

There is a device that can help avoid this kind of thing

Virtual Life line
For those of you not familiar with it
It is a wireless Kill switch for everyone on board.

Take a moment to check out the links below
http://www.marinetoys.ca/virtuallifeline.html
http://www.maritechsafety.com/powerboats.asp