Olivier Matata Injured in a Crash on August 07, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Olivier Matata of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Saturday, August 07, 2021 at 03:05 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Matata is a 35-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 418.2 Wb (wyandotte).

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

Vehicle 2 [the 2008 FORD FOCUS driven by William Moore] was westbound on i-70 in lane two of two when vehicle 1 approached it from behind in an unknown lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 SATURN ION driven by Olivier Matata] struck the rear drivers side corner of vehicle 2, then the front drivers side fender before driving off the right side of the road into a tree.

Injuries

Matata's injuries were minor. Matata was taken by ambulance to Ku Med Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2006 Saturn Ion with Kansas license plate number 060PBP damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. FIRST CHICAGO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K307 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009411 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.