Nicholas Shields Injured in a Crash on January 07, 2022 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Nicholas Leron Blue Shields of Kansas City, Missouri was injured on Friday, January 07, 2022 at 06:50 PM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Shields is a 18-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 westbound milepost 421.8 or I70 westbound at Mill Street.

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

Vehicle 1 [the driven by Unknown ] was Westbound on I70 in lane 2; Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Mazda 3 driven by Nicholas Shields] was Westbound on I70 in lane 1. Vehicle 1 [the driven by Unknown ] made an unsafe lane change and struck the front of Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Mazda 3 driven by Nicholas Shields]. Vehicle 2 [the 2008 Mazda 3 driven by Nicholas Shields] went right, then left, and struck the left median barrier wall. Vehicle 1 [the driven by Unknown ] fled the scene.

Injuries

Shields's injuries were serious. Shields was taken by ambulance to University Of Kansas Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Mazda 3 with Missouri license plate number NG9G5V damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Liberty Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by All City Tow. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K496 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000344 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.