Nicholas Bieker Injured in a Crash on June 16, 2021 in Cherokee County, Kansas

Nicholas Shawn Bieker of Pittsburg, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 06:50 PM in Cherokee County, Kansas. Bieker is a 31-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U69 33.2 mile marker ( 3.2 miles north of US-400 Hwy on US-69 Hwy).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2005 KIA Optima driven by Nicholas Bieker] was Northbound on US-69 Highway. Vehicle 2 [the 2013 Freightliner Semi driven by David Franks] was Southbound from US-69 Highway. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 KIA Optima driven by Nicholas Bieker] crossed the center line and struck vehicle 2.

Injuries

Bieker's injuries were serious. Bieker was taken by ambulance to Freemen West Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Kia Optima with Kansas license plate number 670NCH damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Bobs Garage.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K65 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-007191 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.