Aiden Patricio-Fernandez Killed in a Crash on March 24, 2021 in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Aiden Patricio-Fernandez of St Francis, Kansas was killed on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 05:15 AM in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Patricio-Fernandez is a 15-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: 1500 Block of Cheyenne County Road 14. approximately eight tenths of a mile miles north of St. Francis.

In the crash, Patricio-Fernandez was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] was traveling southbound in the 1500 block of County Road 14 approximately 0.8 miles north of Saint Francis. For an unknown reason, Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] began braking and entered into a skid. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] left the roadway to the right and went airborne. While airborne, Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] struck a tree in the west ditch, causing it to turn. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] subsequently struck a second tree with the drivers side door causing fatal injuries to the driver. The driver of Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] was later transported to the Cheyenne County Hospital in Saint Francis. The driver of Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Aiden Patricio-Fernandez] was not properly restrained at the time of the crash.

Injuries

Patricio-Fernandez's injuries were fatal. Patricio-Fernandez was taken by ambulance to Cheyenne County Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban with Kansas license plate number 854MZH damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progresssive Direct insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Lampe Wrecker Service.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K-421 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003676 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.