Vernon Rietcheck Killed in a Crash on October 24, 2021 in Sheridan County, Kansas

Vernon J. Rietcheck of Hoxie, Kansas was killed on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 04:15 AM in Sheridan County, Kansas. Rietcheck is a 79-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Hwy 188 at U24 or 8 miles east of Hoxie on U24.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Vernon Rietcheck] was westbound on U24 and attempted to make a left turn onto K188. Vehicle 1 [the 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Vernon Rietcheck] missed the roadway to the west and drove off the concrete culvert coming to rest facing south, high centered on the concrete culvert.

Injuries

Rietcheck's injuries were fatal. Rietcheck was taken by ambulance to Brocks North Hill Chapel.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1994 Ford Ranger with Kansas license plate number 922NGX damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Triple T Towing. It was taken to Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K368 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012709 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.