Josue Lorenzo-Ratliff Injured in a Crash on August 19, 2021 in Johnson County, Kansas

Josue Lorenzo-Ratliff of Overland Park, Kansas was injured on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 03:00 PM in Johnson County, Kansas. Lorenzo-Ratliff is a 24-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I435 northbound milepost 5 or I435 northbound 0.1 miles south of Midland Drive.

In the crash, Lorenzo-Ratliff was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi driven by Josue Lorenzo-Ratliff] was traveling Northbound on I435 when its left rear tire blew out. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi driven by Josue Lorenzo-Ratliff] was unable to correct and struck the right guardrail. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi driven by Josue Lorenzo-Ratliff] then went over a bridge and rolled twice, landing in a creek.

Injuries

Lorenzo-Ratliff's injuries were serious. Lorenzo-Ratliff was taken by ambulance to Overland Park Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Mitsubishi with Kansas license plate number 681523 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Elliot Group Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Alandon. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Trailer information: 2004 Vermeer wood chipper trailer, no tag."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K347 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009919 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.