Terry Fox Injured in a Crash on October 17, 2021 in Ellis County, Kansas

Terry J Fox of Brookfield, Ohio was injured on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 01:18 PM in Ellis County, Kansas. Fox is a 59-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 at milepost 172.5 west-bound or 3.8 miles east of K255; Victoria, Ks.

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

Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Freightliner Truck tractor driven by Melvin Aguilar-Rios] was on the North shoulder of West-bound I70, disabled. Vehicle 1 [the 2022 Peterbilt Truck tractor driven by Terry Fox] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Freightliner Truck tractor driven by Melvin Aguilar-Rios] and continued West-bound and came to rest on the I70 overpass over Old U40 and caught fire.

Injuries

Fox's injuries were minor. Fox was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2022 Peterbilt Truck Tractor with Michigan license plate number RC02234 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. H Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Auggies. The police also said, "Vehicle was towing a trailer at the time of the accident - OH/D504556 2017 Great Dane trailer. Trailer was also towed by Auggies."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K411 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012416 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.