Riley Hicks Injured in a Crash on August 26, 2021 in Neosho County, Kansas

Riley E. Hicks of Thayer, Kansas was injured on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 03:16 PM in Neosho County, Kansas. Hicks is a 17-year-old girl.

The crash happened here: 130th & Chase Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Dalton Peterson] was traveling northbound on Chase Road. Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Ford Escape driven by Riley Hicks] was traveling eastbound on 130th Road. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Dalton Peterson] failed to yield at the stop sign and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Ford Escape driven by Riley Hicks] on the front passenger side of the vehicle. Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Ford Escape driven by Riley Hicks] then struck the electrical pole.

Injuries

Hicks's injuries were minor. Hicks was taken by ambulance to Neosho Memorial.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Ford Escape with Kansas license plate number 974PDE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farmers Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Parkers Towing & Recovery.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K474 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-010242 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.