Joseph Soza Killed in a Crash on August 11, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Joseph S. Soza of Wichita, Kansas was killed on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 01:01 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Soza is a 61-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K42 eastbound milepost 74.4 or 100 feet east of 87th Street south on K42.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Joseph Soza] was westbound on K42; Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Kenworth driven by Bradley Bowhay] was eastbound on K42. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Joseph Soza] crossed the center line for an unknown reason and entered the eastbound lanes. Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Kenworth driven by Bradley Bowhay] attempted to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Joseph Soza] by moving to the right. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Joseph Soza] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Kenworth driven by Bradley Bowhay] on its left side.

Injuries

Soza's injuries were fatal. Soza was taken by ambulance to Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Gmc Sierra 1500 with Kansas license plate number 237LYF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico 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 K358 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009582 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.