Gaylord Moritz Killed in a Crash on February 01, 2022 in Ford County, Kansas

Gaylord Howard Moritz of Spearville, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, February 01, 2022 at 02:04 PM in Ford County, Kansas. Moritz is a 87-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U50 at 126 Rd or the east Side of Spearville.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Oldsmobile Bravada driven by Gaylord Moritz] was South bound on 126 rd. Vehicle stopped at the stop sign for U50 hwy. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Oldsmobile Bravada driven by Gaylord Moritz] Failed to yield to Vehicle 2 [the 1996 International Semi driven by Bret Lancaster] that was West bound on U50.

Injuries

Moritz's injuries were fatal. Moritz was taken by ambulance to Western Plains.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Oldsmobile Bravada with Kansas license plate number 623LXT damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K494 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-001194 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.