Andrew Benefiel Injured in a Crash on August 27, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas

Andrew T Benefiel of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 03:40 PM in Thomas County, Kansas. Benefiel is a 49-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 mile marker 72.7 eastbound or 3.2 miles west of U40.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 driven by Andrew Benefiel] was heading Westbound on I70. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ford F150 driven by Kyle Cardwell] was traveling Eastbound on I70. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 driven by Andrew Benefiel] exited the roadway to the left and crossed the median. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 driven by Andrew Benefiel] collided with vehicle 2 in the passing lane of I70. After the collision, vehicle 1 continued Westbound and came to rest in the South ditch. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ford F150 driven by Kyle Cardwell] continued Eastbound across the Westbound lanes and came to rest in the North ditch.

Injuries

Benefiel's injuries were serious. Benefiel was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2021 Gmc Sierra 2500 with Kansas license plate number 670MBE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Emcasco Insurance CO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S&M Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K82 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-010303 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.