Carlos Gattas Injured in a Crash on August 17, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Carlos Paul Mayorga Gattas of Cary, North Carolina was injured on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 03:50 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Gattas is a 23-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 milepost 7.8 northbound or I135 northbound exit to 13th St north.

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

Vehicle 3 [the 2021 Thomas Bus driven by Shanecqa Eddington] was exiting the Northbound lanes of I135 onto 13th St North. Vehicle 2 [the 2019 Toyota Corolla driven by Carlos Mayorga Gattas] was directly behind vehicle 3 on the exit ramp. Both vehicles were slowing and coming to a stop due to other traffic. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Scott Rogers] was going northbound on I135 then exited onto 13th St, striking the rear of vehicle 2 and pushing the front of it into the rear of vehicle 3.

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Toyota Corolla with Kansas license plate number 634PGV damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by a tow service. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K427 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009852 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.