Michael Troxel Killed in a Crash on February 05, 2021 in Bourbon County, Kansas

Michael Pete Troxel of Erie, Kansas was killed on Friday, February 05, 2021 at 03:35 PM in Bourbon County, Kansas. Troxel is a 64-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K39 westbound milepost 54.9 or 4 miles north of Hepler on K39.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Ford F150 driven by Michael Troxel] was westbound on K39. Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Ford F150 driven by Michael Troxel] left the road to the right and overcorrected back onto K39. Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Ford F150 driven by Michael Troxel] then traveled off the road to the left and overturned, landing on its roof in the south ditch.

Injuries

Troxel's injuries were fatal. Troxel was taken by ambulance to Cheney Witt Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1998 Ford F150 with Kansas license plate number 490BTC damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Parkers Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K439 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-001496 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.