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Linton police work pair of traffic accidents

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Linton police worked a pair of accidents involving teens on Monday evening that caused non-life-threatening injuries to two people including a bicyclist.

At 5:40 p.m., LPD Patrolman Karl Jacobshagen was called to the intersection of A St. N.E. and 3rd St. after a collision involving two vehicles. Both had been traveling eastbound on A St.

Katherine Seat, 19, Linton, was behind Tyler Price, 15, Linton.

Seat, in a 2000 Mercury Cougar, did not see that Price, in a 2004 Dodge Durango, was stopping for traffic. She was unable to stop prior to impact and struck the Price vehicle in the rear.

A passenger in the Price vehicle, Scott Bell, complained of pain following the accident and was later checked out at a hospital.

Jacobshagen reported the impact of the collision was moderate to heavy and there was extensive damage to the Seat vehicle. Total damage was estimated between $10,000-25,000.

Following too closely was listed as the cause of the accident. Seatbelts were in use in both vehicles, the roadway was dry and the weather was clear at the time of the accident.

At 6:57 p.m., Jacobshagen responded to another accident on A St. in front of the Linton Fire Department.

Jacob Fender, 19, Linton, was westbound on A St. N.W. passing 2nd St. when a bicyclist exited the front lot of the fire department to cross A St. right in the path of Fender's 1991 Mitsubishi Mirage.

When the car struck the bicycle, the rider was thrown into the air and then hit the pavement.

The bicyclist, Scott Lehan, 13, Linton, was reported to have sustained non-incapacitating injuries involving his entire body with a possible fracture or dislocation.

Several witnesses at the scene stated the bicyclist did exit the fire department lot into the path of the car and all felt the driver did not have enough time to avoid the impact. They also stated that Fender was not speeding and was driving in control. According to Jacobshagen's report, all witnesses felt the accident was the fault of the bicyclist.

Total damage was estimated at $5,000-10,000. The weather was clear and the road was dry at the time of the accident. Fender was wearing a seatbelt.



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