SHELBYVILLE, Ind.–Units were dispatched to the 5200 block of Smithland Road on Thursday morning, after a report of a bicyclist being struck by a passing vehicle. Shelby County Sheriff Major Louie Koch says the rider was identified as Matthew Beagle, 36, of Shelbyville.
The victim stated he was riding his bike northbound on Smithland Road when a green or tan truck pulling a wood chipper struck him and then continued to travel northbound. There were no witnesses at the scene at the time of the crash.
Beagle was transported to Major Hospital for treatment.