Hudhaifa Groomes Injured in a Crash on March 10, 2022 in Meade County, Kansas

Hudhaifa I Groomes of Dayton, Ohio was injured on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 08:15 AM in Meade County, Kansas. Groomes is a 23-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US-54 westbound mile marker 46.5 or 0.5 miles east of Meade on US-54 westbound.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 BMW 530 Series driven by Joshua Barnes] was West bound passing vehicle 3[the 2023 Mack driven by Christopher Bables]. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Peterbilt driven by Mark West] was Eastbound around the curve. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 BMW 530 Series driven by Joshua Barnes] impacted vehicle 2[the 2006 Peterbilt driven by Mark West] near the South fog line in an offset head on collision. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 BMW 530 Series driven by Joshua Barnes] rotated counterclockwise and impacted vehicle 3[the 2023 Mack driven by Christopher Bables] on the drivers side saddle tank. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 BMW 530 Series driven by Joshua Barnes] was redirected South from the roadway and came to rest facing South. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Peterbilt driven by Mark West] left the roadway towards the north and overturned coming to rest on the passenger side facing north. Vehicle 3 [the 2023 Mack driven by Christopher Bables] came to a controlled stop on the westbound shoulder facing west.

Injuries

Groomes's injuries were serious. Groomes was taken by ambulance to Meade District Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Bmw 530 Series with Ohio license plate number JMQ2992 damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by T& B Towing. It was taken to Tow Yard.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K256 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002948 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.