Bruce Arnhold Injured in a Crash on August 11, 2021 in Ellis County, Kansas

Bruce A. Arnhold of Hays, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 05:35 PM in Ellis County, Kansas. Arnhold is a 57-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US Highway 183 northbound at mile marker 156.9 or 1.8 miles north of I70.

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

All three vehicles were Northbound on U183 near mile marker 157. Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Nissan Altima 4-door driven by Julie Lake] slowed to make a left turn into a pasture. Vehicle 2 [the 1987 Ford F150 Pickup driven by Bruce Arnhold] attempted to pass both vehicles & struck the left rear of Vehicle 3 [the 2011 Honda Odyssey Van driven by Dayna Crawford] & the drivers door of Vehicle 2 [the 1987 Ford F150 Pickup driven by Bruce Arnhold].

Injuries

Arnhold's injuries were minor. Arnhold was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1987 Ford F150 Pickup with Kansas license plate number 16AZN damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by 5 Star Amoco.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K411 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009600 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.