Dalton Hoffman Injured in a Crash on January 28, 2022 in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Dalton Q. Hoffman of Kanopolis, Kansas was injured on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 01:38 PM in Ellsworth County, Kansas. Hoffman is a 19-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Kansas Highway 156 and Kansas Highway 14 Junction or Kansas Highway 14 mile Post 155.3.

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

Vehicle One was Southbound on Kansas Highway 14. Vehicle One stopped at the stop sign at the Kansas Highway 14 and Kansas Highway 156 junction, before proceeding through the intersection. Vehicle Two was Northeastbound on Kansas Highway 156 and struck the passenger side of Vehicle One. Both vehicles came to rest in the ditch on the southeast corner of the intersection.

Injuries

Hoffman's injuries were serious. Hoffman was taken by ambulance to Ellsworth County Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Ford Fusion with Kansas license plate number 915NYD damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Bristol West Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Randys Body Shop.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K311 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-001048 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.