Jessie Eckert Injured in a Crash on March 26, 2021 in Haskell County, Kansas

Jessie Allen Eckert of Hugoton, Kansas was injured on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 08:30 AM in Haskell County, Kansas. Eckert is a 49-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U56 mile marker 58 eastbound or 3 miles west of Satanta.

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

Both vehicles were Eastbound on U56 when vehicle 1 went to pass vehicle 2 & made contact with the drivers side front bumper. Vehicle 2 [the 2003 Peterblt Dump Truck driven by Jessie Eckert] went into the South ditch & vehicle 1 went into the North ditch where it rolled & the trailer detached.

Injuries

Eckert's injuries were minor. Eckert was taken by ambulance to Satanta District Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2003 Peterblt Dump Truck with Kansas license plate number 53068 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. KCAMP insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by T & B Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K256 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003753 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.