LEON F FALES OF LAWRENCE, KS WAS INJURED ON 3/2/2017 AT 11:57 A.M. ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE

LEON F FALES OF LAWRENCE, KS WAS INJURED ON 3/2/2017 AT 11:57 A.M. ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. FALES IS A -YEAR-OLD .

FALES'S WRECK HAPPENED AT KANSAS TURNPIKE MILEPOST 221.4. THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL DESCRIBED THE WRECK LIKE THIS: VEHICLE #1 WAS EB I70 KTA MM 221, DRIVER #1 PASSED OUT, VEHICLE #1 WENT OFF ROADWAY INTO THE DITCH. VEHICLE #1 THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK MEDIAN WALL. VEHICLE #1 RODE THE BARRIER WALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. DRIVER #2 GOT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE #1, ALLOWING VEHICLE #1 TO STRIKE REAR OF VEHICLE #2. DRIVER #2 WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE #1 AND BRING VEHICLE #1TO STOP.

INJURIES

FALES WAS NOT INJURED. FALES WAS DID NOT LEAVE THE WRECK SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE.

VEHICLE DAMAGE

THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER SAID FALES'S 2014 FORD EXPLORE WAS DAMAGED. MIDWEST TOW TOWED THE EXPLORE AWAY.

HOW TO GET THE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT

THE KANSAS STATE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WITH BADGE NUMBER CHRISTESEN WROTE UP THE REPORT. THE HIGHWAY PATROL ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER 2017002810 TO THE 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."

INSURANCE CLAIM

FALES MAY HAVE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. A LAWYER WILL MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN MOST CASES, INJURED PEOPLE CAN RECOVER MONEY FOR THEIR MEDICAL BILLS, LOST WAGES, AND FOR THEIR PAIN AND SUFFERING—EVEN IF A FAMILY MEMBER WAS DRIVING. GETTING A LAWYER WORKING ON THIS CASE EARLY WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT FALES RECOVERS FOR INJURIES. 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 TO TALK. CALL 877-925-1969.

LAWYER BURT TRUE WILL ANSWER THE PHONE AND YOUR QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?

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