John Serrano Killed in a Crash on October 23, 2021 in Cheyenne County, Kansas

John Carlos Serrano of Bird City, Kansas was killed on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 01:43 AM in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Serrano is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: U36 28.4 east Bound in the south Ditch or Less Than a Quarter mile east of Bird City.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1993 Ford Bronco driven by John Serrano] was West Bound on U36 mile post 29. Vehicle 1 [the 1993 Ford Bronco driven by John Serrano] began to pass a semi to the left while the roadway curved. Vehicle 1 [the 1993 Ford Bronco driven by John Serrano] continued straight leaving the roadway in to the South Ditch and collided with a concrete barrier.

Injuries

Serrano's injuries were fatal. Serrano was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1993 Ford Bronco with Kansas license plate number 272NVU damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico Advantage Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Lampe Motorsports.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K53 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012665 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.