Seth Downey Injured in a Crash on November 11, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Seth Downey of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 05:45 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Downey is a 19-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 MM 414.6 Eb (Wyandotte County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2018 FORD FUSION driven by Seth Downey] was eastbound on I-70 in lane two of three and approached Vehicle 2 [the 2014 MAZDA PC driven by Eric Thomas] from behind at a higher rate. Driver 1 [Seth Downey] attempted to change lanes to the left to pass Vehicle 2 [the 2014 MAZDA PC driven by Eric Thomas], but struck the rear drivers side corner of Vehicle 2 [the 2014 MAZDA PC driven by Eric Thomas] in the process and lost control of his vehicle. Vehicle 1 [the 2018 FORD FUSION driven by Seth Downey] struck two sections of median barrier, then crossed the lanes of travel and struck the concrete bridge railing over 78th St.

Injuries

Downey's injuries were minor. Downey was taken by ambulance to Refused Transport.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2018 Ford Fusion with Kansas license plate number 869LJX damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. AAA insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K307 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-013545 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.