Scotty Unger Injured in a Crash on February 22, 2021 in Finney County, Kansas

Scotty Arthur Unger of Scott City, Kansas was injured on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 06:25 AM in Finney County, Kansas. Unger is a 48-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U83 milepost 83.4 (alt Location 10.6 miles north of U83/u50 N Junction.).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by Martin Sigala-Dominguez] & Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Volv semi driven by Michael Buck] NB on US 83. Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Chevy pick up driven by Scotty Unger] SB on US 83. Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by Martin Sigala-Dominguez] attempted to pass Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Volv semi driven by Michael Buck] with insufficient clearance of Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Chevy pick up driven by Scotty Unger]. Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by Martin Sigala-Dominguez] impacted Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Chevy pick up driven by Scotty Unger] on the SB shoulder, then impacted Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Volv semi driven by Michael Buck] on the NB shoulder. Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Chevy pick up driven by Scotty Unger] came to rest in the ditch on the west side of U83. Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by Martin Sigala-Dominguez] came to rest in the ditch on the east side of U83. Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Volv semi driven by Michael Buck]s second trailer came unhooked from the rest of the vehicle, rolled onto its side and came to rest in the east ditch, power unit and trailer 1 stopped on the shoulder to the north of the scene.

Injuries

Unger's injuries were minor. Unger was taken by ambulance to St Catherines.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Chevy Pick Up with Kansas license plate number 472LTB damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Acuity A Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K270 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002539 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.