Thijin Reath Injured in a Crash on February 18, 2022 in Saline County, Kansas

Thijin O. Reath of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 07:34 AM in Saline County, Kansas. Reath is a 19-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U81 mile marker 155.7 north Bound or 1/2 mile north of I70.

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

The driver of Vehicle 1 [the 2013 KIA Rio driven by Ochal Woul] was on his cellphone and left the roadway and entered the median. The driver overcorrected to the right, overcorrected to the left and struck the guardrail. Then overcorrected to the right and struck the opposing guardrail and bridge rail vehicle came to rest on the bridge.

Injuries

Reath's injuries were minor. Reath was taken by ambulance to Salina Regional Health Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2013 Kia Rio with Kansas license plate number 113PDS damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Key Insurance Co. insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Davis Automotive. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K140 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002010 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.