Traffic charge has now been filed against motorist in car/bicycle accident

A charge of "following too closely" has been filed against 55-year-old Sherri Heckstein of Decorah in the wake of an accident that injured a bicyclist last week.

50-year-old John Condon was riding his bike north on Locust Road around 4:00 p.m. last Tuesday.   Heckstein of Decorah was driving her car north on Locust Road, when some items fell off the visor of the car, distracting her.  When she struck Condon, he was thrown from his bike, landing ten feet away and suffering minor road rash and contusions on his left shoulder, left side and right calf. 

Heckstein was not immediately ticketed in connection with the accident, but traffic charges were formally filed against her on Monday.