Jesse Smith Injured in a Crash on November 19, 2021 in Cherokee County, Kansas

Jesse Smith of , Unknown was injured on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 07:45 AM in Cherokee County, Kansas. Smith is a 15-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: K7 milepost 16.7 9 alt Location 2.5 miles south of K102.

In the crash, Smith was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle1 was northbound on K-7 when a deer entered the roadway from a wooded area on the east side of the road. Vehicle1 struck the deer with the driver front bumper area. Vehicle1 exited K-7 onto Skidmore Lane where the kids were removed from the bus.

Injuries

Smith's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Smith was taken by ambulance to Columbus.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Chev School Bus with Kansas license plate number NONE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Employers Mutual Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Full Service. The police also said, "school bus does not have seat belts on the bus."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K14 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-013978 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.