Michael Towns Killed in a Crash on November 12, 2021 in Rooks County, Kansas

Michael L. Towns of Palco, Kansas was killed on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 04:11 PM in Rooks County, Kansas. Towns is a 69-year-old man.

The crash happened here: County Road 3 and County Road X or 1 mile south of Palco, Ks on County Road 3.

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

Vehicle One was Westbound on County Road X. Vehicle Two was Northbound on County Road 3. Vehicle One failed to yield right of way. Vehicle One and Vehicle Two collided in the intersection. Vehicle One and Vehicle Two entered a field Northwest of the intersection striking a power pole.

Injuries

Towns's injuries were fatal. Towns was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2000 Sterling Semi Tractor with Kansas license plate number 176AYS damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Augies Repair And Towing. The police also said, "Vehicle was hauling a Semi Trailer bearing KS/515912."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K346 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-013629 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.