Update (June 18 @ 9:00 a.m.)
We’re learning more information about the teenager injured in the autmobile accident on S.R. 1 Tuesday.
According to a family member, Thomas Hertel is 18-years-old and a recent graduate of Batesville High School.
Our initial report stated that he was 16. His current condition has not been released.
First Report ( June 17 @ 11:16 p.m.)
A Batesville teen was injured after a two vehicle accident involving a semi on S.R. 1 in Dearborn County Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 p.m.
Thomas Hertel, 18, of Batesville, was traveling south in a 2005 Toyota Corolla on the state road just north of York Ridge Road when his vehicle went left of center.
His vehicle struck a 2006 Peterbilt semi tractor pulling a flatbed trailer driven by Anthony Maggard, 41, of Greenup, Ky.
Crash investigators say Hertel suffered facial injuries and possibly broken bones and was flown to University of Cincinnati Hospital.
Maggard complained of shoulder pain but refused treatment at the scene.
The Indiana State Police say the accident remains under investigation.
