Thomas Heck Killed in a Crash on June 18, 2021 in Sherman County, Kansas

Thomas Paul Heck of Virginia Beach, Vermont was killed on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 03:12 PM in Sherman County, Kansas. Heck is a 67-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 70 mile marker 12, eastbound or 4 miles west of Goodland.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Thomas Heck] was traveling Westbound, Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Kenworth driven by Cody Hammontree] was traveling Eastbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Thomas Heck] left the roadway and entered the median. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Thomas Heck] then entered the Eastbound lanes going Westbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Thomas Heck] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Kenworth driven by Cody Hammontree]. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Thomas Heck] rotated until it came to rest in the median facing South West. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Kenworth driven by Cody Hammontree] left the roadway to the right, entering the South ditch. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Kenworth driven by Cody Hammontree] was pulling a trailer which then unhooked & overturned.

Injuries

Heck's injuries were fatal. Heck was taken by ambulance to Koons-Russell Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic with Virginia license plate number UED9183 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S & M.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K217 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-007287 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.