Two to Mercy after cycle accident

Two people went to Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital after an accident at Miami and Nelson streets Monday evening. Officer Justin Nowak of Tiffin Police Department said Kolleen Palmer, 25, of Tiffin, was driving a 2019 Kia east on Miami Street, and Zachariah Zender, 34, of Tiffin, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle west on Miami Street. Nowak said the car failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection and turned in front of the motorcycle onto Nelson Street. The motorcycle was laid down to avoid contact with the Kia. The occupants were thrown from it, he said. Nowak said Zender had non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by Tiffin Fire Rescue Division to Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital. His passenger, Kayla Henry, 26, of Tiffin, rode with the ambulance to the hospital and was checked out for precautionary purposes, he said. They were not wearing helmets, he said. Palmer was wearing a seatbelt, was not hurt and was cited with right-of-way at an intersection, he said. The accident was reported about 7:15 p.m.