Kyle Painter Injured in a Crash on March 05, 2021 in Ford County, Kansas

Kyle A. Painter of Beaver, Oklahoma was injured on Friday, March 05, 2021 at 10:06 AM in Ford County, Kansas. Painter is a 24-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U50 133.2 eastbound or 4 miles west of Spearville.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Peterbuilt semi truck driven by Kyle Painter] was eastbound on U50 Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Peterbuilt semi truck driven by Kyle Painter] drifted towards south ditch. Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Peterbuilt semi truck driven by Kyle Painter] continued into the south ditch striking the guard rail and continued into the south ditch. Vehicle hit a culvert and came to rest on the passenger side.

Injuries

Painter's injuries were serious. Painter was taken by ambulance to Western Plains Regional Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Peterbuilt Semi Truck with Kansas license plate number 177684 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Great Western Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "attached was a 2018 Walker Trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K59 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002930 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.