Jock Roecker Injured in a Crash on August 27, 2021 in Coffey County, Kansas

Jock A. Roecker of Ottawa, Kansas was injured on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 03:22 PM in Coffey County, Kansas. Roecker is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: Old Highway 50, and Native Road northeast.

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

Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4930 driven by Eric White] was northbound on Native Road, crossing Old Highway 50. Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 driven by Jock Roecker] was westbound on Old Highway 50. Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4930 driven by Eric White] crossed Old Highway 50 in front of Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 driven by Jock Roecker]. Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 driven by Jock Roecker] struck the side of Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4930 driven by Eric White]. Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4930 driven by Eric White]s right rear tire went over Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 driven by Jock Roecker]. Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4930 driven by Eric White] came to rest on its side and Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 driven by Jock Roecker] came to rest right side up, both on Native Road, north of the intersection.

Injuries

Roecker's injuries were serious. Roecker was taken by ambulance to Advent Health.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 with Kansas license plate number 774DPO damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Removed By Owner.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K225 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-010300 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.