Patrick Harsch Killed in a Crash on January 17, 2022 in Osage County, Kansas

Patrick J Harsch of Lebo, Kansas was killed on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 02:24 PM in Osage County, Kansas. Harsch is a 51-year-old man.

The crash happened here: 3300 Block of SW Wannamaker Rd, 600 ft south of west Olivet Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1989 Chevy 4X4 Pick Up driven by Patrick Harsch] was traveling Westbound through a field, parallel to the train track. Vehicle 1 [the 1989 Chevy 4X4 Pick Up driven by Patrick Harsch] then turned North out of the field, and for an unknown reason, failed to stop at the crossing and was struck by a Westbound BNSF train.

Injuries

Harsch's injuries were fatal. Harsch was taken by ambulance to Frontier Forensics Midwest Llc.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1989 Chevy 4X4 Pick Up with Kansas license plate number 652JSZ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. North Star Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Lebo Garage Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K472 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000691 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.