Issiah Jamon Pendergrass, a 18-year old male, of Gardner, Kansas was involved in a crash on February 18, 2017 in Linn County, Kansas. The crash happened at 4:13 PM on County Road 1095 and County Road 1150 or 2 miles north of Mound City on Road 1095. The crash happened like this: Vehicle one was south bound on Road 1095. Vehicle two was east bound on Road 1150 approaching Road 1095. Vehicle one failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the rear of vehicle two. Both vehicles left the roadway and entered the southeast ditch. Vehicle one then struck a utility pole.
Injuries
Pendergrass was killed in the crash. His body was taken to Frontier Forensics.
Vehicle Damage
Boyd was driving Christopher Turner's 1993 Honda Accord with Kansas license plate 907JMY when the crash happened. Boyd's Honda was removed from the wreck scene by Saker Towing and taken to their tow lot.
How To Get The Highway Patrol Report
Trooper K322 of the Kansas State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The KSHP assigned report number 2017-002317 to this wreck. The KSHP charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report.
In order to get a report through the KSHP website, you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card. You must agree to be subject to Kansas Statute 45-230: Unlawful Use Of Names Derived From Public Records. This statute imposes on those subject to it "a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney" of up to "$500 for each violation."
Additionally, unless you qualify under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers blacked out, or redacted.
Insurance Claim
Pendergrass's family may have an insurance claim against American Family Insurance, Progressive Insurance or another insurance company. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance companies. In most cases, the family can recover money for the loss of their loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will increase the amount Pendergrass's family recovers for this wrongful death. For more information watch 5 Reasons To Not Hire Your Local Lawyer.
Did the crash involve someone with no insurance? Was this a hit and run crash? Call 877-925-1969 to find out if you can still recover money under the Kansas Automobile Assigned Claims Plan.
Contact lawyer Burt True at True & Associates in Overland Park, Kansas to talk. Call 877-925-1969. Lawyer Burt True will answer the phone and your questions. What do you have to lose?
photo credit: Kansas State Highway Patrol
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