Brandon Smith Injured in a Crash on December 28, 2021 in Finney County, Kansas

Brandon Smith of Plains, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 08:02 AM in Finney County, Kansas. Smith is a 25-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U83 at milepost 61 or 8.7 miles south of US Hwy 50.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2014 Freightliner Tractor driven by Brandon Smith] was traveling southbound on US 83, Vehicle 1 [the 2014 Freightliner Tractor driven by Brandon Smith] swerved to left in an attempt to avoid hitting a large dog in the roadway. Semi-trailer hauling cattle became unstable, over-turned onto the drivers side, causing the truck tractor to over-turn as well. Vehicle 1 [the 2014 Freightliner Tractor driven by Brandon Smith] came to rest in the northbound lane of US Highway 83 with the semi-trailer in the east ditch.

Injuries

Smith's injuries were minor. Smith was taken by ambulance to St. Catherine Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2014 Freightliner Tractor with Kansas license plate number 198472 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Zurich Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by T&B Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Trailer: KS/641958 2020 Wilson Trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K512 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015601 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.