Joshua Acker Injured in a Crash on April 16, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Joshua T Acker of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 10:30 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Acker is a 26-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K96 at mile marker 273.1 eastbound at 183rd St, about 10 miles northwest of Wichita.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Saturn Vue SUV driven by Joshua Acker] was Westbound in the Eastbound lanes of K-96 at mile marker 273 in the inside lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2010 Ford F150 Pickup driven by Jose Becerril-Cruz] was Eastbound in the Eastbound lanes of K-96 in the outside lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Saturn Vue SUV driven by Joshua Acker] attempted to avoid the collision by moving to the outside shoulder. Vehicle 2 [the 2010 Ford F150 Pickup driven by Jose Becerril-Cruz] also moved to the outside shoulder. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Saturn Vue SUV driven by Joshua Acker] AND Vehicle 2 [the 2010 Ford F150 Pickup driven by Jose Becerril-Cruz] collided head on.

Injuries

Acker's injuries were minor. Acker was taken by ambulance to St Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Saturn Vue Suv with Kansas license plate number 674NYM damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by a tow service. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K454 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004638 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.