Benaiah Bowman Injured in a Crash on January 11, 2021 in Reno County, Kansas

Benaiah Daniel Bowman of Hutchinson, Kansas was injured on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 08:15 PM in Reno County, Kansas. Bowman is a 43-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U50 240.2 west Bound or U50 and S Main St in south Hutchinson.

In the crash, Bowman was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Benaiah Bowman] was East Bound in the West Bound lanes of U50. Vehicle 2 [the 2019 Kenworth driven by Michael Davidson] was West Bound and attempted an avoidance maneuver to the left, both vehicles collided head on. Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Benaiah Bowman] then rotated counter clockwise and came to rest in the North ditch. Vehicle 2 [the 2019 Kenworth driven by Michael Davidson] crossed the median and came to rest in the East Bound Lanes.

Injuries

Bowman's injuries were minor. Bowman was taken by ambulance to Hutchinson Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Hyundai Elantra with Kansas license plate number 235LYB damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Dragon Tows.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K312 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000467 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." Further, 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 redacted (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website.