Tessa Miller Injured in a Crash on June 17, 2021 in Gove County, Kansas

Tessa P. Miller of Joplin, Missouri was injured on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 01:25 PM in Gove County, Kansas. Miller is a 17-year-old girl.

The crash happened here: I70 MM 97.1 westbound or 1.2 miles east of K23.

In the crash, Miller was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Ford driven by Edward Miller] and Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Volvo driven by Ryan Rairden] were both traveling westbound in the driving lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Ford driven by Edward Miller] rear-ended Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Volvo driven by Ryan Rairden], which caused Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Ford driven by Edward Miller] to spin out and come to rest in the median. Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Volvo driven by Ryan Rairden] pulled over to the shoulder.

Injuries

Miller's injuries were minor. Miller was taken by ambulance to Gove County Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Ford with Missouri license plate number RG6S4G damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Jacks Repair. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K519 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-007226 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.