Sep 29, 2021

Police: 13-year-old Kan. boy on bike struck by vehicle

Posted Sep 29, 2021 7:00 PM

ATCHISON COUNTY — A Kansas boy was injured in an accident just after 7a.m. Wednesday in Atchison.

A passenger vehicle driven by Lesley Schoenfelder, Atchison, struck a bicycle ridden by 13-year-old Joshua Franke, Atchison, at the intersection of 9th and Santa Fe, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

Investigators determined the boy was eastbound on Santa Fe when he failed to stop at the stop sign, entered the intersection and into the path of the passenger vehicle. EMS transported the boy to a St. Joseph hospital.  Police released no additional details.