Jeffrey Perkins Injured in a Crash on February 25, 2022 in Trego County, Kansas

Jeffrey Perkins of Houston, Texas was injured on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 05:39 AM in Trego County, Kansas. Perkins is a 62-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 westbound at mile marker116.6, or 12 miles west of Wakeeney on westbound I70.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Freightliner Semi driven by Jeffrey Perkins] was Westbound on I70 when for unknown reason vehicle drifted into the North shoulder area and continued on into the ditch area where if overturned onto its passenger side.

Injuries

Perkins's injuries were minor. Perkins was taken by ambulance to Lemke Memorial Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2013 Freightliner Semi with North Carolina license plate number NK6274 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive Southeastern insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by R&R Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Was pulling 2000 Utility trailer TX tag Y12962."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

Trooper 339 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002284 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.