Gabriel Rupp Killed in a Crash on March 30, 2021 in Jewell County, Kansas

Gabriel Rupp of Hays, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10:38 AM in Jewell County, Kansas. Rupp is a 18-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U36 222.8 Wb or about three tenths of a mile miles east of 300 Rd on U36.

In the crash, Rupp was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Volvo Tractor driven by Rodney Brown] was westbound on U.S. 36 at milepost 222. A Pedestrian was near the westbound roadway on the north shoulder of U.S. 36 at milepost 222, loading traffic control equipment into a trailer which was in the roadway. Driver 1 [Rodney Brown] failed to stop in time and struck the Pedestrian. The Pedestrian came to rest in the eastbound lane and sustained fatal injuries. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Volvo Tractor driven by Rodney Brown] came to rest in the north ditch.

Injuries

Rupp's injuries were fatal. Rupp was taken by ambulance to Melby Mortuary.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Gmc Sierra 2500 with Kansas license plate number AADU9 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive Commercial insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by No Tow. The police also said, "Trailer: KS/720NRJ 2016 Car Hauler. Non-Contact Vehicle."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K38 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003939 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.