Jose Gomez Injured in a Crash on December 23, 2021 in Thomas County, Kansas

Jose Luis Herrada Gomez of Denver, Colorado was injured on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 03:49 PM in Thomas County, Kansas. Gomez is a 52-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 east Bound at the 57.7 mile marker or 3.8 miles east of K25.

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

Vehicle 1 [the driven by an unknown driver] & 2 were East bound on I70. The load from vehicle 1[the driven by an unknown driver]s trailer was not properly secured and something fell off the trailer, striking vehicle 2[the 1998 GMC S4E driven by Jose Herrada Gomez]/ Vehicle 2 [the 1998 GMC S4E driven by Jose Herrada Gomez] left the roadway and struck the median.

Injuries

Gomez's injuries were minor. Gomez was taken by ambulance to Citizens Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1998 Gmc S4E with Colorado license plate number 208QCU damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Mendota Insurance Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S&M Colby.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K82 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015451 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.