Nyle Franklin Injured in a Crash on April 27, 2021 in Cowley County, Kansas

Nyle Benjamin Franklin of Arkansas City, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 08:35 PM in Cowley County, Kansas. Franklin is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: U77 mile Post 11 southbound or 1st ave and U77.

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

Driver was on the phone , looked up and saw a vehicle slowed or stopped in the roadway ahead. Driver overcorrected to the left, and then back to the right and lost control of the vehicle. Vehicle then struck a fence and a utility pole before coming to a stop.

Injuries

Franklin's injuries were serious. Franklin was taken by ambulance to South Central Kansas Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Ford F150 with Kansas license plate number 438AXN damage was yes. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Express Tow. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K182 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005057 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.