Gilberto Gallegos Killed in a Crash on March 28, 2021 in Ford County, Kansas

Gilberto Gallegos of Dodge City, Kansas was killed on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:25 PM in Ford County, Kansas. Gallegos is a 33-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U283 northbound milepost 43 or 7 miles south of U56 on U283.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Harley Davidson FXDB Street Bob driven by Gilberto Gallegos] was northbound on U283. Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Harley Davidson FXDB Street Bob driven by Gilberto Gallegos] attempted to pass a vehicle traveling in the same direction. Driver crossed the center line, lost control, and laid the motorcycle over on its left side; driver was separated from the motorcycle.

Injuries

Gallegos's injuries were fatal. Gallegos was taken by ambulance to Western Plains Morgue.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Harley Davidson Fxdb Street Bob with Kansas license plate number GIL damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Dodge City Salvage. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K442 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003843 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.