The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a reported hit-and-run accident on Illinois 37 involving a car and a bicycle.
Around 8 p.m. Monday, Jesse Moore, 44, of Benton, was bicycling on Illinois 37 just south of Benton when he was struck by a southbound car, he said. Moore, who suffered a broken hand and complained of injuries to his abdomen, told deputies that he was unable to identify the passing car.