Gary Long Injured in a Crash on January 26, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Gary Long of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 11:23 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Long is a 79-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 70 411.4 Eb (Wyandotte County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN driven by Gary Long] was eastbound on i-70, for unknown reason lost control, left roadway to south, collided into guardrail and overturned. Debris from vehicle 1[the 2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN driven by Gary Long] flew into roadway and struck vehicle 2[the 2011 HINO TRUCK driven by William Morgan].

Injuries

Long's injuries were serious. Long was taken by ambulance to Ku Med.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2010 Chevrolet Suburban with Kansas license plate number 311NFH damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE CO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K517 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000975 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.