Caden Barnes Killed in a Crash on March 29, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Caden Marcus Barnes of Wichita, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 07:16 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Barnes is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: I35 43.4 Nb (Sedgwick County).

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

Driver 1 [Caden Marcus Barnes] lost control, went into oncoming traffic and struck vehicle 2[the 2020 KENWORTH SEMI driven by Wilmer Tribble].

Injuries

Barnes's injuries were fatal. Barnes was taken by ambulance to First Call.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2006 Toyota Pc with Kansas license plate number 175NNN damage was not functional. USAA insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by a tow service.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K296 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-003639 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.