Hector Salazar Injured in a Crash on January 17, 2022 in Barber County, Kansas

Hector Zuniga Salazar of Arapaho, Oklahoma was injured on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 01:25 PM in Barber County, Kansas. Salazar is a 52-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Bluestem Rd and Stateline Rd or 1.4 miles south of Chieftain Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Peterbuilt Tractor Truck driven by Hector Zuniga Salazar] was Northbound on N2580 Rd in Oklahoma. Vehicle failed to make the curve, and went off the roadway to the right. Driver overcorrected and overturned onto the passenger side of the vehicle, came to rest in the East ditch in Kansas.

Injuries

Salazar's injuries were minor. Salazar was taken by ambulance to Kiowa District Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2001 Peterbuilt Tractor Truck with Oklahoma license plate number 3GE039 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Moser Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Vehicle had trailer attached. Trailer was a 2019 Wilson PSDCL-402 Trailer bearing OK tag AJ7689."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K161 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000692 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.