Richard Coffey Killed in a Crash on February 03, 2021 in Linn County, Kansas

Richard J. Coffey of Fulton, Kansas was killed on Wednesday, February 03, 2021 at 05:29 PM in Linn County, Kansas. Coffey is a 52-year-old man.

The crash happened here: E 2200 Road four tenths of a mile miles west of Young Road or 3 miles east of U69 Highway on 2200 Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Richard Coffey] was traveling westbound on E 2200 Road. Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chevy Pickup driven by Matthew Vanpelt] was traveling eastbound on E 2200 Road. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Richard Coffey] crossed the center line into eastbound traffic striking Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chevy Pickup driven by Matthew Vanpelt] head on.

Injuries

Coffey's injuries were fatal. Coffey was taken by ambulance to Schneider Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Harley Davidson Motorcycle with Kansas license plate number 47BGQ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Morse Auto Salvage.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K212 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-001408 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.