Wayne Eaton Injured in a Crash on October 08, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Wayne H Eaton of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Friday, October 08, 2021 at 08:20 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Eaton is a 93-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 135 mile Post 4.4 south Bound or just north of Pawnee Street in Wichita.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Wayne Eaton] was driving North Bound in the South Bound lane and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2022 Kenworth Tractor driven by Wesley Palmer], and then struck vehicle 3 head on.

Injuries

Eaton's injuries were minor. Eaton was taken by ambulance to St. Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Kansas license plate number 778LPD damage was yes. This vehicle was insured. Farmers Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by a tow service. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K473 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012005 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.