John Murphy Injured in a Crash on May 01, 2021 in Crawford County, Kansas

John F Murphy of Joplin, Missouri was injured on Saturday, May 01, 2021 at 08:55 PM in Crawford County, Kansas. Murphy is a 57-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U69 54 northbound or U69 approximately 800 feet south of 730th ave.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu driven by John Murphy] was traveling Northbound on U69. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Freightliner driven by Martin Richads] was traveling Southbound on U69. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu driven by John Murphy] crossed the center line and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Freightliner driven by Martin Richads].

Injuries

Murphy's injuries were serious. Murphy was taken by ambulance to Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu with Kansas license plate number 933MBY damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Traders Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Paynes.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K403 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005244 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.