Christopher Giroux Killed in a Crash on May 30, 2021 in Saline County, Kansas

Christopher Lee Giroux of Salina, Kansas was killed on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 01:27 PM in Saline County, Kansas. Giroux is a 24-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 milepost 81.2 southbound or 8 miles south of Salina.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 driven by Christopher Giroux] was traveling northbound on I135 when it failed to maintain its lane, drove into the median, merged onto the southbound side of I135 and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Phillip Hett].

Injuries

Giroux's injuries were fatal. Giroux was taken by ambulance to Ryans Mortuary.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with Kansas license plate number 501NKE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Davis Automotive. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K140 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006455 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.