Vernie Fox Injured in a Crash on August 21, 2021 in Atchison County, Kansas

Vernie E Fox of Valley Falls, Kansas was injured on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 05:20 PM in Atchison County, Kansas. Fox is a 74-year-old man.

The crash happened here: 4900 Block of Bourbon Road or approximately 3 miles south of Muscotah.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 truck driven by Vernie Fox] was South-bound on Bourbon Road when the front drivers side tire failed. Vehicle lost control, left the roadway to the East and entered the ditch.

Injuries

Fox's injuries were minor. Fox was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 Truck with Kansas license plate number 831PEK damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Toms Towing. The police also said, "At the time of the accident, vehicle was towing a trailer - KS/430MVT 1996 FFT trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K278 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-010014 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.