Enamorado Elder Injured in a Crash on April 24, 2021 in Kearny County, Kansas

Enamorado Vigil Elder of Syracuse, Kansas was injured on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 12:14 AM in Kearny County, Kansas. Elder is a 33-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US 50 mile Post 36 eastbound or 7.8 miles west of K25 Highway.

In the crash, Elder was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 1995 Nissan Altima driven by an unknown driver] was traveling East Bound on US50, Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Kenworth driven by Andrew Tobeck] was traveling West Bound on US50. Vehicle 1 [the 1995 Nissan Altima driven by an unknown driver] crossed the center lane for a unknown reason, striking Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Kenworth driven by Andrew Tobeck] on the drivers side of the cab. Vehicle 1 [the 1995 Nissan Altima driven by an unknown driver] became disabled in the roadway. Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Kenworth driven by Andrew Tobeck] went off road to the right and entered the ditch. Upon impact the steer axle was torn from the Semi. Disabling vehicle 2 in the ditch.

Injuries

Elder's injuries were serious. Elder was taken by ambulance to Kearny Co Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1995 Nissan Altima with Kansas license plate number 029MRV damage was yes. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Schiffelbein Auto Repair.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K512 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004918 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.