Andrew South Injured in a Crash on August 18, 2021 in Cherokee County, Kansas

Andrew William South of Coffeyville, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 03:45 PM in Cherokee County, Kansas. South is a 25-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U400 428.6 or U400 3.2 miles east of K7.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Andrew South] was Westbound on U400. Vehicle 2 [the 2019 International Semi driven by Jason Cook] was Eastbound on U400. Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Andrew South] crossed the center line and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2019 International Semi driven by Jason Cook].

Injuries

South's injuries were minor. South was taken by ambulance to Ascension Via Christi.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2001 Ford Ranger with Kansas license plate number 898LDF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Diskin Auto & Towing. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K65 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009892 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.