Edward Danford Killed in a Crash on January 18, 2022 in Miami County, Kansas

Edward J Danford of Iola, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 09:57 AM in Miami County, Kansas. Danford is a 59-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U-169 northbound at milepost 137.3 or 0.1 miles south of ten mile Creek.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Freightliner Semi driven by Edward Danford] was traveling southbound on U-169 when it went off the left side of the road, across the median, across the northbound lanes, off the right side of the northbound lanes, into the ditch and came to rest against a tree.

Injuries

Danford's injuries were fatal. Danford was taken by ambulance to Frontier Forensics.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Freightliner Semi with Montana license plate number PA25629 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Protective Insurance Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Marvins Tow Service. The police also said, "Semi was hauling a 2007 Utility trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K170 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000717 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.