Elizabeth Goddard
Clermont teen critically injured in bike-car accident
A Clermont teenager remains hospitalized after she was involved in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident early Wednesday morning, May 20.
Elizabeth Goddard, 15, was traveling by bicycle when she collided with a car at the intersection of Iowa and Spring streets in Clermont about 7:30 a.m.
Goddard was taken by ambulance to Palmer Lutheran Health Center and then air-lifted by MedLink to Gundersen hospitals in LaCrosse, Wis. The teenager continues to be treated for life-threatening injuries.
Authorities said Goddard’s bicycle collided with a car driven by Julienne M. Wander, 74, of Clermont.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Clermont fire and ambulance services.
This accident remains under investigation.