Water polo player injured in accident

A junior defender on the IU water polo team suffered a fractured spine after a car hit her while riding her bike Wednesday, according to Bloomington Police Department reports.\nEmily Schmitt, 21, was riding westbound on 10th Street Wednesday evening when she was hit by a 1994 Chevrolet Tiara van coming up behind her about 500 feet east of Grandview Drive. \nThe driver of the van, Ellettsville resident Timothy M. Scott, 17, told police the glare from the sun obstructed his vision directly before the accident.\nAccording to the police report, Schmitt did not remember anything about the accident. \nShe was transported to Bloomington Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a fractured spine, a concussion and various scrapes and abrasions. Schmitt was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, according to the report.\nA representative from the Bloomington Hospital said Schmitt was stable and doing well.