DECEMBER 6 UPDATE:

Dunbridge man will spend 12-17 1/2 years in prison after being sentenced in court on Dec. 5.

James Patrick Lindsay, 54, was indicted on an Aggravated Vehicular Manslaughter charge, Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol charge, and two counts of Attempted Failure to Stop after an accident in July.

Lindsay hit Michael Szabo, 60, on July 1 at South Main Street and Pearl Street around 2 p.m. Szabo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Szabo was on his bicycle when Lindsay went off the roadway and struck him, police said.

JULY 7 UPDATE:

A Wood County Grand Jury indicted the man accused of hitting and killing a Bowling Green bicyclist on new charges, according to court records.

James Patrick Lindsay was indicted on vehicular homicide, a first-degree felony; operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination, an unclassified misdemeanor; and two counts of attempted failure to stop after an accident, a third-degree and fourth-degree felony, respectively.

JULY 5 UPDATE:

The Dunbridge man accused of allegedly driving onto the sidewalk and killing a bicyclist may have been drunk, according to the Bowling Green Police Department’s report.

The report states James Patrick Lindsay was allegedly suspected to be under the influence of alcohol and was given a blood alcohol test.

Lindsay was allegedly driving 40 mph in a 25-mph zone when he “almost side-swiped a vehicle [on] South Main Street, before driving off the roadway,” according to the report.

After striking Michael Szabo, who was riding a bike, Lindsay allegedly got out of his vehicle and after a brief moment, got back into his vehicle and placed his truck in reverse to move it, according to witnesses.

The Sentinel-Tribune reported that an open container of alcohol was allegedly found in Lindsay’s truck. It was also reported Lindsay’s wife told officers he had been cited for operating a vehicle while under the influence as well as an open container was found in his vehicle in June during another incident.

WTOL reported that Szabo was in Bowling Green visiting his 85-year-old mother who has multiple sclerosis and other health issues. WTOL also reported Szabo’s brother, Jeff Szabo, believes Michael may have been running errands for his family when he was struck, or he might have simply been enjoying the bicycle he purchased only three weeks before the incident.

ORIGINAL STORY

A Bowling Green man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle, according to the Bowling Green Police Department.

The crash occurred Saturday, July 1, around 2 p.m. near the intersection of South Main Street and Pearl Street.

Police said Michael Szabo, 60, of Bowling Green, was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk when James Patrick Lindsay, 54, of Dunbridge allegedly drove off the road and onto the sidewalk, striking Szabo. Szabo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lindsay was taken to the Wood County Justice Center and was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.

Bowling Green police did not say what may have caused the accident but said the incident remains under investigation.

South Main Street and Pearl Street are located near the Bowling Green Post Office and Key Bank.