Gretchen Gosch Killed in a Crash on January 03, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Gretchen Gosch of Roeland Park, Kansas was killed on Monday, January 03, 2022 at 07:30 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Gosch is a 33-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 224.2 Wb (Wyandotte County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2012 FORD FOCUS driven by Gretchen Gosch] was traveling in the #3 lane of traffic. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE driven by an unknown driver] was abandoned on the outside shoulder. Driver 1 [Gretchen Gosch] lost control of vehicle 1[the 2012 FORD FOCUS driven by Gretchen Gosch] on snow/ice-packed roads and struck vehicle 2[the 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE driven by an unknown driver] in the rear.

Injuries

Gosch's injuries were fatal. Gosch was taken by ambulance to Forensic Medical.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Ford Focus with Kansas license plate number 328EMW damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. STATE FARM insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Pro Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K345 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000139 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.