Ernesto Gonzales Injured in a Crash on July 30, 2021 in Sherman County, Kansas

Ernesto V Gonzales of Goodland, Kansas was injured on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 04:54 PM in Sherman County, Kansas. Gonzales is a 60-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Quarter mile west of Main on U24 in Goodland or 3/4 mile east of U24 K27 Junction.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2009 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle driven by Ernesto Gonzales] was westbound on U24 when Vehicle 2 [the 2011 Ford F150 driven by Dakota Smith] attempted to turn left into the parking lot of Central Plains Equipment. Vehicle 2 [the 2011 Ford F150 driven by Dakota Smith] failed to see Vehicle 1 [the 2009 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle driven by Ernesto Gonzales] and struck it.

Injuries

Gonzales's injuries were minor. Gonzales was taken by ambulance to Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2009 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle with Kansas license plate number 3109 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K53 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009107 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.