UPDATED: Bloomfield teen suffers head injury when his bike collides with a pickup

Monday, June 29, 2009
By Nick Schneider, Assistant Editor

A 16-year-old Bloomfield teen, who was riding a bicycle, collided with a pick-up Sunday afternoon and suffered head injuries.

The boy, Matthew Jordan Whitmer, was airlifted to Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis with head trauma after the incident.

Whitmer was traveling westbound at 2:59 p.m. through Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield approaching State Road 57 when he struck a northbound 1996 Ford F-250 pickup on the passenger side as he entered the highway, according to an accident report filed by Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Brad Deckard.

After impacting the pickup, driven by John Jarrett, 44, of Bloomfield, Whitmer was thrown from his bicycle.

According to witnesses and Jarrett, the bicyclist failed to slow down when he entered the roadway, Deputy Deckard said.

Greene County Ambulance E-2 transported Whitmer to the Bloomfield Fire Department station on Mill Street, where he was transported to an Air-Evac medical helicopter out of Brazil for transport to the Indianapolis hospital.

Monday afternoon, Whitmer was listed in "critical" condition after undergoing emergency surgery on Sunday night.

Also assisting at the scene was personnel from the Bloomfield Police Department and Bloomfield Fire Department.

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My thoughts and prayers go out to the Whitmer family! I hope Jordan pulls through and makes a full recovery. The last thing this family and community needs is to lose another child. Please keep Jordan,Matt and Elanie in your Prayers!

-- Posted by Mellonschic on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 12:38 AM

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jordy, Matt and Ellanie. Hang in there guys.

-- Posted by junior_1287 on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 5:58 AM

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Whitmer family! I hope everything turns out ok and that he makes a full recovery. Lots of people helped out yesterday at the scene and I thank all that did!!!

-- Posted by padgettj on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 7:14 AM

I am praying for this young boy and his family. Does anyone know an updated condition of him?

-- Posted by lil bug on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 10:05 AM

Thoughts and prayers to the family!

-- Posted by MinerChic on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 12:11 PM

wow i seen him on his bike but he was in the middle of the highway and everything ! i thought to myself i hope he don't get hit

-- Posted by notdumb on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 1:04 PM

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jordy and his family. We hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.

-- Posted by begone on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 1:41 PM

I saw the thing as you NotDumb....If you play with fire....

-- Posted by Bluetick_Hunter on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 3:01 PM

Kids will be kids but i hope this will make some of them think before they do something silly. I also hope the man that Jordan hit is doing ok. I understand it was not his fault but it still affects you when something like this happens. Both parties are in my prayers.

-- Posted by lil bug on Mon, Jun 29, 2009, at 3:16 PM

Does anyone know an updated condition of JORDAN?

-- Posted by padgettj on Tue, Jun 30, 2009, at 3:09 PM

I was hit by a car when I was very young by a 16 year old driver. She was never quite the same after that, even though I, obviously, survived. It does effect the driver and this man is in my prayers. I never blamed the young lady and always wanted to let her know that. We will pray for the Witmer family that this young man gets through this....this has been a very serious year for the youth of Greene County hasn't it? Let's pray that this horrible trend doesn't continue.

-- Posted by GreeneCoGirl88 on Wed, Jul 1, 2009, at 9:25 AM

My sister stuck a young boy on a bike, he was riding in the loose gravel on the berm of the road. His tire twisted in the gravel and sent him out into the road, right in front of my sister. The boy did not survive. That was 40yrs ago, and my sister still talks of the effects it had on her. She shys when she sees a rider on the road, afraid it will happen again. My prayer go out to all involved.

-- Posted by dennisb1953 on Fri, Jul 3, 2009, at 9:39 AM

Can anyone give us an update as to how Jordan is doing?

-- Posted by ldpadget on Mon, Jul 6, 2009, at 1:34 PM

this boy has a caring bridge site

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jordan...

-- Posted by anon on Wed, Jul 8, 2009, at 9:05 PM