Thomas Zimmerman Injured in a Crash on February 22, 2021 in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Thomas Wayne Zimmerman of Hays, Kansas was injured on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 03:09 PM in Ellsworth County, Kansas. Zimmerman is a 60-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 70 westbound at milepost 213.1 or 3 miles west of 12th Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Cadillac Seville driven by Thomas Zimmerman] was traveling westbound on I-70 when it entered the median and struck the crossover. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Cadillac Seville driven by Thomas Zimmerman] then rolled into the west bound lanes of traffic coming to a rest on its top.

Injuries

Zimmerman's injuries were serious. Zimmerman was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1996 Cadillac Seville with Kansas license plate number B7536 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Randys Body Shop.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K389 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002552 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.