Gregory Puffinbarger Killed in a Crash on March 18, 2021 in Crawford County, Kansas

Gregory A. Puffinbarger of Girard, Kansas was killed on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 01:07 AM in Crawford County, Kansas. Puffinbarger is a 57-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K7 and 630th ave (on K7 1 mile north of K47).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Gregory Puffinbarger] was westbound on E 630th Ave. approaching K-7. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Freightliner Semi Cab driven by Michael Brogoto] was southbound on K-7 approaching E 630th Ave. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Gregory Puffinbarger] stopped at the stop sign at this intersection, then proceeded to cross the intersection. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Gregory Puffinbarger] failed to yield to Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Freightliner Semi Cab driven by Michael Brogoto], causing Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Freightliner Semi Cab driven by Michael Brogoto] to impact the side of Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Gregory Puffinbarger].

Injuries

Puffinbarger's injuries were fatal. Puffinbarger was taken by ambulance to Frontier Forensics In Kck.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Ford F150 with Kansas license plate number 201DLP damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Auto-Owners insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by A-1 Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K510 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003449 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.