Melvin Hartfield Injured in a Crash on December 22, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Melvin Hartfield of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 10:15 PM on the Kansas Turnpike. Hartfield is a 71-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 34.1 Sb (Sedgwick County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2020 FREIGHTLINER SEMI driven by Zacarias Lopez] was completing a pass when it moved into the #2 lane and struck vehicle 2[the 2003 Buick 4D driven by Melvin Hartfield]. Vehicle 2 [the 2003 Buick 4D driven by Melvin Hartfield] then went into the ditch, and vehicle 1[the 2020 FREIGHTLINER SEMI driven by Zacarias Lopez] came to a stop on the shoulder.

Injuries

Hartfield's injuries were minor. Hartfield was taken by ambulance to Wesley.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2003 Buick 4D with Kansas license plate number 319PKC damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. Key insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Andover Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K338 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015413 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.