Tyler Morelock Injured in a Crash on January 13, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas

Tyler R. Morelock of Chuckey, Tennessee was injured on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 05:58 PM in Thomas County, Kansas. Morelock is a 29-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 milepost 43.4 westbound or I70 westbound 2.5 miles west of U24.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Freightliner driven by Tyler Morelock] was traveling westbound on I-70 when it left the roadway to the right. Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Freightliner driven by Tyler Morelock] entered back on the roadway, and left the roadway to the right a second time. Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Freightliner driven by Tyler Morelock] entered back on to the roadway and overturned on to the passenger side. Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Freightliner driven by Tyler Morelock] slid on the passenger side into the north ditch.

Injuries

Morelock's injuries were minor. Morelock was taken by ambulance to Citizens Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Freightliner with Indiana license plate number 3072317 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Cherokee Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S & M Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Trailer information: 2017 Stoughton, Maine tag 2268630."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K421 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000535 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.