Roger Collins Injured in a Crash on May 21, 2021 in Sherman County, Kansas

Roger L Collins of Goodland, Kansas was injured on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 02:15 PM in Sherman County, Kansas. Collins is a 76-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 eastbound at milepost 20.9 or 1.6 miles west of the U24 Business Interchange.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Buick Lucerne driven by Roger Collins] and Vehicle 2 [the 2014 International driven by Jerome Petz] were eastbound on I70 at milepost 20.9 in the driving lane. Vehicle 3 [the 2017 Ford driven by Adam Streun] was eastbound in the passing lane passing both Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Buick Lucerne driven by Roger Collins] and Vehicle 2 [the 2014 International driven by Jerome Petz]. Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Buick Lucerne driven by Roger Collins] attempted to pass Vehicle 2 [the 2014 International driven by Jerome Petz] and struck the drivers side rear corner of Vehicle 2 [the 2014 International driven by Jerome Petz]. Vehicle 2 [the 2014 International driven by Jerome Petz] then struck Vehicle 3 [the 2017 Ford driven by Adam Streun].

Injuries

Collins's injuries were minor. Collins was taken by ambulance to Goodland Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Buick Lucerne with Kansas license plate number FMMCD damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Allied Group insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S&M Repair.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K421 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006094 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.