Ripson Wong Injured in a Crash on May 18, 2021 in Grant County, Kansas

Ripson Wong of Henderson, Nevada was injured on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 02:31 PM in Grant County, Kansas. Wong is a 47-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Coordinates 37.4422 and 101.2251 or 16.9 miles south of City of Lakin and west of K25.

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

The helicopter used for agricultural areial spraying was applying chemical to a field west of K25 approximately 1 mile and south of CO Rd 1. The helicopter was eastbound at the east edge of the field where the chemicals were being applied. The helicopter struck a power line, became unstable and crashed in a wheat field southeast of the first harmful event. The helicopter came to rest on its left side facing east, approximately 434 feet east of the two track field entrance road.

Injuries

Wong's injuries were serious. Wong was taken by ambulance to Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1970 Bell Oh58A with Unknown license plate number N176SJ damage was unknown.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K522 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005942 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.