Sergio Ortega Killed in a Crash on May 11, 2021 in Seward County, Kansas

Sergio Ortega of Garden City, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 05:06 AM in Seward County, Kansas. Ortega is a 45-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U83 mile marker 20.2 northbound or 1.1 mile south of U83 & U160 Junction in SEward County.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevy Suburban driven by Sergio Ortega] was south bound on U83. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Peterbuilt Truck/tractor driven by Santos Enriquez] was north bound on U83. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Peterbuilt Truck/tractor driven by Santos Enriquez] crossed center lane and struck Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevy Suburban driven by Sergio Ortega] head on. Both Vehicles came to rest in the west ditch.

Injuries

Ortega's injuries were fatal. Ortega was taken by ambulance to Millers Mortuary.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Chevy Suburban with Kansas license plate number 054JFF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Employers Mutual Casualty Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by T And B Towing Llc. It was taken to T And B Towing Llc.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K453 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005591 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.