Thursday, December 16, 2021

Gabriel Ruiz Injured in a Crash on December 15, 2021 in Gray County, Kansas

Gabriel F Ruiz of Columbus, Nebraska was injured on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 01:09 PM in Gray County, Kansas. Ruiz is a 42-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U56 at milepost 91.2 eastbound or 2.5 miles west of Montezuma.

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

Vehicles 1, 2 and 3 were Eastbound on U56. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup driven by Gabriel Ruiz] was following Vehicle 3 [the driven by an unknown driver] at a slow speed due to low visibility from blowing dust. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Volvo Semi Tractor driven by Noelbis Ortega] was behind Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup driven by Gabriel Ruiz]. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Volvo Semi Tractor driven by Noelbis Ortega] ran into the back of Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup driven by Gabriel Ruiz], who then ran into the back of Vehicle 3 [the driven by an unknown driver]. Vehicle 3 [the driven by an unknown driver] continued Eastbound and did not stop. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup driven by Gabriel Ruiz] had front and rear end damage and Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Volvo Semi Tractor driven by Noelbis Ortega] had front end damage.

Injuries

Ruiz's injuries were minor. Ruiz was taken by ambulance to Western Plains Regional Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup with Nebraska license plate number 1092AZ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Electric Insurance Co insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing. It was taken to Tow Yard.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K494 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015043 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.

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