Fred Hays Injured in a Crash on May 29, 2021 in Greenwood County, Kansas

Fred A. Hays of Eureka, Kansas was injured on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 04:25 PM in Greenwood County, Kansas. Hays is a 90-year-old man.

The crash happened here: 120th Street and U Road or 4 miles east and 3.5 miles south of Eureka.

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

Vehicle 1 [the John Deere Gator 825i driven by Fred Hays] was eastbound on 120th Street; Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Sylan Gorman] was southbound on U Road. Vehicle 1 [the John Deere Gator 825i driven by Fred Hays] failed to remain stopped at the stop sign at the intersection and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Sylan Gorman].

Injuries

Hays's injuries were serious. Hays was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the John Deere Gator 825I with Kansas license plate number damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau insured this vehicle. The police also said, "Side by side utility vehicle."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K523 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006425 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.