Calvin Ricketts Killed in a Crash on October 22, 2021 in Republic County, Kansas

Calvin L Ricketts of Wichita, Kansas was killed on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11:10 AM in Republic County, Kansas. Ricketts is a 62-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U81 at Fir Rd northbound or 6.5 miles north of Belleville.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Ford Van driven by Calvin Ricketts] was northbound on U81 when, for an unknown reason, it struck Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Peterbilt Truck driven by Andries Serdyn] in the rear as Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Peterbilt Truck driven by Andries Serdyn] was attempting a right hand turn onto Fir Rd. Both vehicles came to rest in the intersection.

Injuries

Ricketts's injuries were fatal. Ricketts was taken by ambulance to Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Ford Van with Oklahoma license plate number 3DP897 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Federal Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Melton Motors. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K325 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012630 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.