Ira Toshavik Killed in a Crash on August 21, 2021 in Bourbon County, Kansas

Ira Parnell Toshavik of Gardner, Kansas was killed on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 07:40 AM in Bourbon County, Kansas. Toshavik is a 48-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U69 64.6 mile marker or 460 feet north of S National Road on U69.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Harley Davidson Motorcyle driven by Ira Toshavik] was Southbound on U69. Vehicle 2 [the 1998 603JEU Ford driven by Kitty Fowler] was Northbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Harley Davidson Motorcyle driven by Ira Toshavik] failed to negotiate a right hand curve and went left of center striking the front of Vehicle 2 [the 1998 603JEU Ford driven by Kitty Fowler]. Driver 1 [Ira Parnell Toshavik] was ejected.

Injuries

Toshavik's injuries were fatal. Toshavik was taken by ambulance to Ascension Via Christi-Fort Scott.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Harley Davidson Motorcyle with Kansas license plate number 33EDF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Nationwide insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Pearson 54 & 69 Towing. It was taken to Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K359 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-010005 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.