Walter Echo-Hawk Injured in a Crash on October 16, 2021 in Gove County, Kansas

Walter Roy Echo-Hawk of Pawnee, Oklahoma was injured on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 12:56 AM in Gove County, Kansas. Echo-Hawk is a 46-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 101.1 Eb or one tenth of a mile mile east of Highway 211.

In the crash, Echo-Hawk was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 1999 Cheverolet Suburban driven by Christina Satana] was Westbound in the Eastbound lane on I-70 & struck vehicle 2 head on. Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Hyundai Sonata driven by Alexie Echo-Hawk] spun into the South ditch and vehicle 1 spun into the median.

Injuries

Echo-Hawk's injuries were minor. Echo-Hawk was taken by ambulance to Gove County Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Hyundai Sonata with Oklahoma license plate number 03499 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Jacks Automotive. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K519 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012371 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.