Julius Cooper Killed in a Crash on December 13, 2021 in Ford County, Kansas

Julius Reed Cooper of Mineral Wells, Texas was killed on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 04:45 AM in Ford County, Kansas. Cooper is a 38-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US Highway 283,us Highway 50 and County Road 117 Intersection or 2.0 miles east of US 50, US 283 and US 56 Junction in ford County.

In the crash, Cooper was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2022 Peterbilt Semi driven by Tamechical Morrison] was traveling Northbound on Ford County Road 117 approaching the intersection of US Highway 50. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Freighliner Semi driven by Michael Hansen] was traveling Eastbound on US Highway 50. Vehicle 1 [the 2022 Peterbilt Semi driven by Tamechical Morrison] failed to yield to right-of-way traffic and entered the intersection, colliding with the passenger side of Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Freighliner Semi driven by Michael Hansen]. After the impact both vehicles traveled off the road into the ditch at the Northeast corner of the Intersection.

Injuries

Cooper's injuries were fatal. Cooper was taken by ambulance to Ziegler Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2022 Peterbilt Semi with Alabama license plate number 1162453 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Hudson Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing. The police also said, "Vehicle was pulling 2013 Fontaine trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K370 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-014923 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.