Alberto Garcia Killed in a Crash on February 23, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas

Alberto Garcia of North Lauderdale, Florida was killed on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 03:22 AM in Thomas County, Kansas. Garcia is a 45-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 64.4 westbound or 1 1/2 miles east of exit 6 also Known as Thomas County Road K.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2009 Freightliner driven by Alberto Garcia] was traveling west bound and entered the median on the left side and when Vehicle 1 [the 2009 Freightliner driven by Alberto Garcia] tried to re-enter the roadway, the vehicle overturned onto the drivers side and came to rest in the median facing north west.

Injuries

Garcia's injuries were fatal. Garcia was taken by ambulance to Baalmann Morturary Colby Ks.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2009 Freightliner with Idaho license plate number BG9931 damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by S & M. It was taken to Lot. The police also said, "Trailer was a Florida license of 6178CX on a 2004 Utility Trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K368 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002563 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.