Ethan Kile Injured in a Crash on January 25, 2022 in Kiowa County, Kansas

Ethan Brody Kile of Vanzant, Missouri was injured on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 03:40 PM in Kiowa County, Kansas. Kile is a 25-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U54 mile marker 99 or 3 miles east of Mullinville.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2000 Peterblt Tractor driven by Ethan Kile] was Westbound. Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Kenworth Tractor driven by David Swarts] was Eastbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2000 Peterblt Tractor driven by Ethan Kile] was in the Eastbound lane and vehicle 2[the 1999 Kenworth Tractor driven by David Swarts] swerved to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2000 Peterblt Tractor driven by Ethan Kile] and they collided. Vehicle 1 [the 2000 Peterblt Tractor driven by Ethan Kile] slid on its side into the South ditch facing West, Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Kenworth Tractor driven by David Swarts] jackknifed in the middle of the highway and came to a stop facing North.

Injuries

Kile's injuries were minor. Kile was taken by ambulance to .

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2000 Peterblt Tractor with Missouri license plate number 73KR0S damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. The police also said, "Vehicle was towing a 2011 Walk tanker trailer bearing Missouri License 70L8PJ."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K457 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000948 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.