Clarence Messick Injured in a Crash on February 04, 2022 in Reno County, Kansas

Clarence R Messick of Saint John, Kansas was injured on Friday, February 04, 2022 at 04:07 PM in Reno County, Kansas. Messick is a 60-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K14 at milepost 108.2 or approximately 3 miles south of Nickerson.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Ford Mustang driven by Matthew Monroe] was travelling South-bound on K14. When traffic was slowing down, Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Ford Mustang driven by Matthew Monroe] ran into the back of Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Alexander Dennis] causing Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Alexander Dennis] to enter into the North-bound lanes where it was struck by Vehicle 3 [the 2006 Peterbilt Truck driven by Clarence Messick], which was travelling North-bound. Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Alexander Dennis] then struck Vehicle 4 [the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Jeffery Mehl]s trailer. Vehicle 3 [the 2006 Peterbilt Truck driven by Clarence Messick] travelled North-bound after colliding with Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Alexander Dennis] and jack-knifed onto the West shoulder and struck Vehicle 5 [the 2022 Ram Truck driven by Casey Gamble].

Injuries

Messick's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Messick was taken by ambulance to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2006 Peterbilt Truck with Kansas license plate number 509725 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Phoenix Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Auto House. The police also said, "At the time of the accident. the Peterbilt was towing a trailer - KS/547569 2013 OT tanker trailer, which was also towed."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K461 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-001415 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.