Andrew Joy Injured in a Crash on August 09, 2021 in Chase County, Kansas

Andrew J. Joy of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas was injured on Monday, August 09, 2021 at 01:55 PM in Chase County, Kansas. Joy is a 13-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: 210 Road just east of Cottonwood Falls or three tenths of a mile miles east of Ks.177 on 210 Road.

In the crash, Joy was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder driven by Sharon Wilson] was westbound on 210 Road. Pedestrian 1 was in the middle of the bridge fishing on the north rail on the north end of the bridge. Pedestrian 1 turned to the left to go south and was struck by vehicle 1.

Injuries

Joy's injuries were minor. Joy was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with Kansas license plate number 556LLG damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K521 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009497 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.