Michael Newton Injured in a Crash on February 16, 2022 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Michael T Newton of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 05:25 AM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Newton is a 54-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I435 Sb 15.8 or I435 south, south of Leavenworth Road.

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

Both vehicles were traveling south I435. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Dodge Ram driven by Adam Ellingson] was traveling at a slow rate of speed. Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Ford Ranger driven by Michael Newton] struck Vehicle 1 [the 2015 Dodge Ram driven by Adam Ellingson] from behind.

Injuries

Newton's injuries were minor. Newton was taken by ambulance to Ku Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Ford Ranger with Kansas license plate number 815NGF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Dairyland Inc Co insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Alandon Tow. It was taken to Alandon Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K337 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-001802 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.