Harlen Jerke Injured in a Crash on July 16, 2021 in Barton County, Kansas

Harlen Hugo Jerke of Great Bend, Kansas was injured on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 10:00 PM in Barton County, Kansas. Jerke is a 75-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U281 mile Post 102 north Bound or 2 miles south of Great Bend.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Harlen Jerke] was Northbound on U281. Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Denise Briley] was Southbound on U281. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Harlen Jerke] swerved to the left while Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Denise Briley] swerved to the right causing vehicles to collide.

Injuries

Jerke's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Jerke was taken by ambulance to Ku Med.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox with Kansas license plate number 934ANN damage was yes. This vehicle was insured. Nationwide insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Stanleys Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K516 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-008596 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.