Omar Mata Injured in a Crash on April 17, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Omar Mata of , Unknown was injured on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 03:50 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Mata is a 23-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 222.2 Wb Leavenworth County.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 driven by Adolfo Garcia] westbound in lane 1 of 2; for unk reasons the vehicle drifted onto the left shoulder and struck the median barrier while negotating a curve. Veh 1 overturned several times, before coming to a rest on its top.

Injuries

Mata's injuries were minor. Mata was taken by ambulance to Kansas University.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 with Texas license plate number KYJ8034 damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Heartland Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K307 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004645 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.