Car hits 4 Amish bicyclists
By Meg Thilmony
Wednesday September 3, 2008
Four Amish men from Arthur riding bicycles in rural Coles County were hit by a car Monday, and two remain hospitalized with injuries.
According to a Coles County sheriff's office press release, the accident happened on Westfield Road about half a mile east of Illinois 130, which is southeast of Charleston. They were struck by a 2004 Pontiac driven by 21-year-old Derek C. Phillips of Casey. Those hit were Philip L. Gingerich, Eldon Plank and brothers Vernon H. Miller and John H. Miller.
News-Gazette Archive
The full story is available in our paid story archive.
Find this article at:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/09/03/car_hits___amish_bicyclists
