Joseph Rainman Killed in a Crash on January 19, 2021 in Rush County, Kansas

Joseph Homer Rainman of Garden City, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 01:11 PM in Rush County, Kansas. Rainman is a 87-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U183 at milepost 122.5 or .25 miles north of T ave on U183.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Toyota Passenger Car driven by Olivia Hanigan] was traveling northbound on U183. Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Chrysler Passenger Car driven by Joseph Rainman] was traveling southbound on U183. Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Toyota Passenger Car driven by Olivia Hanigan] crossed the center line striking Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Chrysler Passenger Car driven by Joseph Rainman] head on.

Injuries

Rainman's injuries were fatal. Rainman was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2021 Chrysler Passenger Car with Kansas license plate number damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Lewis Automotive-Hays. The police also said, "Vehicle was from a dealership. No tag registered."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K457 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000751 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.