Nathaniel Rivera Killed in a Crash on November 17, 2021 in Seward County, Kansas

Nathaniel Garro Rivera of Liberal, Kansas was killed on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 07:40 AM in Seward County, Kansas. Rivera is a 5-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: Warren Street and Hickory avenue Junction or 602 Hickory avenue in Front of Prairie View Elementary School.

In the crash, Rivera was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Lizeth Hernandez-Ibarra] was northbound on Warren Street. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Lizeth Hernandez-Ibarra] made a left hand turn on to Hickory Avenue and as Vehicle 1 [the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Lizeth Hernandez-Ibarra] made the turn, Vehicle 1 [the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by Lizeth Hernandez-Ibarra] struck a child in the cross walk.

Injuries

Rivera's injuries were fatal. Rivera was taken by ambulance to Southwest Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Gmc Sierra 1500 with Kansas license plate number 862PGR damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Bristol West insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K481 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-013863 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.