Ricardo Veliz Injured in a Crash on April 24, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Ricardo Veliz of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 02:00 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Veliz is a 21-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 mile Post 5.7 southbound or I135 southbound just south of U54.

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

Both vehicles were southbound on I-135 just south of US-54. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Ricardo Veliz] slowed down for a vehicle that was re-entering southbound traffic from the outside shoulder. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Ford Taurus driven by Lalecka Woody] struck the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Ricardo Veliz].

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Hyundai Elantra with Massachusetts license plate number 1MDG57 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Self Insured insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K520 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004935 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.