Zachariah E Hammond of Montezuma, Kansas was involved in a crash on Monday, September 11th 2017 at 7:40 am in Gray County, Kansas. Hammond is a 21-year-old man.
In the crash, Hammond was driving a 2006 Dodge Pickup Truck. The crash happened here: U56 at milepost 99.7 (0.5 mile West of K23 on U56) The police described the crash like this:
Vehicle 1 was Eastbound and Vehicle 2 was Westbound on U56. For an unknown reason, Vehicle 1 entered the Westbound lane of travel and collided head on with Vehicle 2
Injuries
The crash killed Hammond. Hammond was taken to Western Plains.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2006 Dodge Pickup Truck with Kansas license plate number 438HHB was not stated. It was insured by Progressive It was removed from the crash scene by Unknown. The damage to the 2017 Kenworth Truck with Kansas license plate number 166699 was not stated. It was insured by Great West Casualty. It was removed from the crash scene by Southwest Tow and taken to Unk.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
The Kansas State Highway Patrol Trooper with badge number K153 wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned case number 2017-012327 to this crash. 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 the 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
Hammond's family may have an insurance claim against Progressive, Great West Casualty or another insurance company. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance companies. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. In Kansas, Personal Injury Protection (PIP or No-fault) pays medical and funeral expenses for the driver and the passengers killed in a crash. It does not matter who is at fault. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will increase the amount of money Hammond's family recovers for this wrongful death. For more information watch How Insurance Companies Take Advantage of the Little Guy.
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 make a claim under the Kansas Automobile Assigned Risk Plan.
Talk to lawyer Burt True. 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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