Norman Erickson Injured in a Crash on January 18, 2021 in Rooks County, Kansas

Norman Erickson of Phillipsburg, Kansas was injured on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 03:46 PM in Rooks County, Kansas. Erickson is a 88-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US Highway 183 & a a Road or 3.25 miles south of K18 on U183.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Ford Fusion driven by Norman Erickson] and Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ram Pickup driven by Korby Effland] were northbound on U-183. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ram Pickup driven by Korby Effland] slowed down to turn eastbound on AA Rd. There was another vehicle northbound behind Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ram Pickup driven by Korby Effland] that was slowing down with Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ram Pickup driven by Korby Effland]. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Ford Fusion driven by Norman Erickson] proceeded to pass the other vehicle and cut back into the northbound lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Ford Fusion driven by Norman Erickson] then struck the trailer of Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ram Pickup driven by Korby Effland].

Injuries

Erickson's injuries were serious. Erickson was taken by ambulance to Rooks County Health Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Ford Fusion with Kansas license plate number 24809 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Lewis Automotive.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K478 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000721 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.