Wasihun Adamu Injured in a Crash on May 21, 2021 in Saline County, Kansas

Wasihun Bekele Adamu of Dallas, Texas was injured on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 12:25 PM in Saline County, Kansas. Adamu is a 37-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 northbound ramp to westbound I70 or 3 miles north of Salina.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Freightliner Truck driven by Wasihun Adamu] was Northbound on I-135 exiting to Westbound I-70; Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Freightliner Truck driven by Wasihun Adamu] was unable to negotiate the off ramp curve due to excessive speed and overturned, coming to rest on the grass embankment.

Injuries

Adamu's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Adamu was taken by ambulance to Salina Regional Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Freightliner Truck with Texas license plate number R496073 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Alpine Transportation RRG insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Palmer Truck & Trailer Repair. The police also said, "Pulling 2010 Wabash trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K485 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006082 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.