Nicolas Klingensmith Killed in a Crash on February 18, 2022 in Linn County, Kansas

Nicolas L. Klingensmith of Winnsboro, Texas was killed on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 11:10 AM in Linn County, Kansas. Klingensmith is a 36-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U69 MM 94.7 or 1.9 miles south of K52.

In the crash, Klingensmith was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Dodge Ram driven by Larry Klingensmith] was northbound on U69 and struck an icy patch on the roadway. Driver 1 [Larry L. Klingensmith] lost control and the vehicle entered the east ditch. Vehicle 1 [the 2019 Dodge Ram driven by Larry Klingensmith] rolled twice and entered a flooded wildlife area and submerged on its top.

Injuries

Klingensmith's injuries were fatal. Klingensmith was taken by ambulance to Frontier Forensics.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Dodge Ram with Texas license plate number MRG5822 damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Rb Towing. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K112 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002060 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.