Cedar Rapids man apprehended after attempting to leave scene of two-vehicle accident on motorized bicycle

Police apprehended a Cedar Rapids man on a motorized bicycle Saturday afternoon and accused him of fleeing the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 30.

According to a media release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders were called at 2:43 p.m. on Saturday for a personal injury accident at the intersection of Highway 30 and Cedar River Road.

Upon arriving, emergency responders reported seeing a 2008 Kia Rondo disabled in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 and a 2013 Hyundai Sonata at rest on the eastbound shoulder.

According to police, the driver of the Kia, Kenneth Kistener, 61, of Cedar Rapids was not at the scene of the accident. Officers apprehended Kistener heading south on Cedar River Road on a motorized bicycle.

After investigating the incident, they determined Kistener had been at fault for the original accident. According to their account of the report, Kistener had been traveling north in the Kia on Cedar River Road when he failed to yield upon entering Highway 30, colliding with the Hyundai heading east. The driver of the Hyundai was listed as Daniel Franks, 44, of Marion.

Franks was uninjured in the accident. Kistener was transported to a hospital by Mount Vernon Ambulance for treatment of his injuries, according to the release.

The accident remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office with charges pending against Kistener, according to the release.