Byron Fitchpatrick Injured in a Crash on March 04, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Byron Damon Fitchpatrick of Maize, Kansas was injured on Thursday, March 04, 2021 at 10:40 AM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Fitchpatrick is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: northbound Interstate 235 mile marker 8.5 or just south of Central ave on Interstate 235 northbound.

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

Vehicle was Northbound in the right lane on I235 and attempted to exit onto Central Ave. Vehicle was traveling to fast and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle then left the roadway into the gore area where it struck an exit sign, the vehicle then rolled and stuck a light pole and then struck the guardrail.

Injuries

Fitchpatrick's injuries were minor. Fitchpatrick was taken by ambulance to St. Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Ford Fusion with Kansas license plate number 472LWT damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Shelter Mutual Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Arrow Wrecker. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K473 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002894 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.