Roger Melton Injured in a Crash on February 07, 2022 in Thomas County, Kansas

Roger L Melton of Siloam Springs, Arkansas was injured on Monday, February 07, 2022 at 10:09 PM in Thomas County, Kansas. Melton is a 53-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 70 at milepost 38 westbound or 1.5 miles east of K184.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor driven by Roger Melton] was Westbound on I-70 at approximately milepost 38.5. Driver 1 reached for drink and drove off the road to the right and into the ditch. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor driven by Roger Melton] continued traveling in the ditch before overturning and coming to rest on its right side.

Injuries

Melton's injuries were minor. Melton was taken by ambulance to Citizens Medical Center - Colby.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor with Kansas license plate number K812537 damage was yes.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K53 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-001515 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.