10/07/2026
MVA at 4th and Water Street
On October 7th at approximately 3:27pm members of the Indiana Borough Police Department and Citizens Ambulance Service responded to a crash at the intersection of North 4th Street and Water Street involving an electric bicycle and vehicle.
The electric bicycle was operated by a juvenile male under the age of 16 on the roadway with electric assist activated. The bicycle was being operated in the travel lane of Water Street and attempted to cross 4th Street after stopping at the posted stop sign. Traffic on 4th Street does not stop at Water Street. The bicycle impacted a vehicle traveling south on 4th Street on the driver side front fender/headlight assembly area causing damage to both. Although the bicyclist fell to the ground, no injury was reported. The vehicle operator was not injured. Our investigation remains open.
Statement from Chief Justin Schawl:
This crash did not result in injury and provides an opportunity to remind all parents that children under 16 years of age cannot lawfully operate electric bicycles in Pennsylvania and that any bicyclist operating on the roadway must follow all traffic laws.
Attached to this release is a PA Micromobility Information Sheet all parents can review.
