Timothy Reino Injured in a Crash on April 08, 2021 in Jackson County, Kansas

Timothy Joseph Reino of Holton, Kansas was injured on Thursday, April 08, 2021 at 06:12 AM in Jackson County, Kansas. Reino is a 59-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US Highway 75 northbound at mile marker 174.5; or US Highway 75 northbound, one mile north of 118th St.

In the crash, Reino was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Pedestrian (tow truck driver) was outside of the vehicle on an active tow with emergency lights activated. Jackson County Sheriff Office units were also on scene with emergency lights activated. Driver of Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Dodge Caravan driven by Tyler Morrison] failed to yield to emergency vehicles while driving in the passing lane. Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Dodge Caravan driven by Tyler Morrison] struck the tow cable for the vehicle being removed from the highway. The tow cable broke and struck the pedestrian (tow driver) who was outside of the vehicle.

Injuries

Reino's injuries were minor. Reino was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1997 Dodge Caravan with Kansas license plate number 078NWE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Roush And Sons.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K320 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004249 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.