Teen cyclist injured in Wednesday morning crash
09/29/2021
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(KAIR)--A teenage bicyclist required hospital treatment after his bike was struck by a car Wednesday morning in Atchison.

According to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, 13-year-old Joshua Franke was eastbound on Santa Fe Street, “when he failed to stop at the stop sign and entered the intersection.” As he did so, Wilson said Franke was struck by a passenger car, southbound on 9th Street, driven by Lesley Schoenfelder, of Atchison.

According to Wilson, Franke was transported from the scene by Atchison County EMS for treatment at a Saint Joseph, Missouri hospital.

The wreck occurred around 7:00 Wednesday morning.