Bicyclist Injured In Batesville Crash Tuesday

BATESVILLE – An accident at a Batesville intersection led to the hospitalization of a bicyclist Tuesday afternoon.

The accident occurred around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of Boehringer and Main Street.

Crash investigators say Abram Sitterding, 26, of Batesville, was stopped at the 4-way intersection on Boehringer Street.

When he started to drive through the intersection, a bicycle operated by David McConnell, 63, of Batesville, was heading south on Main Street and came into the path of Sitterding’s vehicle, police said.

McConnell was rushed to Margaret Mary Health where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the Batesville Police Department.