Herman Gonzalez Injured in a Crash on October 24, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Herman Gonzalez of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 11:40 PM on the Kansas Turnpike. Gonzalez is a 18-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 419.4 Eb ramp to Park Dr Wyandotte County.

In the crash, Gonzalez was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 JEEP PATRIOT driven by Laron Gilliam] entered the ramp from park dr to i70 eb from the wrong direction. Vehicle 2 [the 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER driven by Cesar Lozano] was exiting eb i70 to park dr, Vehicle 2 [the 2008 MITSUBISHI LANCER driven by Cesar Lozano] attempted to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2011 JEEP PATRIOT driven by Laron Gilliam] but was struck in the driver door and took off the rear side tire. Resulted in disabling damage to both vehicles.

Injuries

Gonzalez's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Gonzalez was taken by ambulance to Ku Med.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer with Kansas license plate number C861358 damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. KEY INSURANCE insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Santa Fe.

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 2021-012700 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.