Mathew Mell Injured in a Crash on March 20, 2022 in Dickinson County, Kansas

Mathew R. Mell of Herington, Kansas was injured on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 07:40 PM in Dickinson County, Kansas. Mell is a 34-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U56 Business and 400 avenue or four tenths of a mile miles south of Herington on U56 Business.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1999 Chevrolet S10 Pickup driven by Mathew Mell] was Southbound from Herington to U56 Business Highway, being pursued by Herington police officers. Driver 1 [Mathew R. Mell] attempted to make a right turn onto 400 Avenue, lost control and rolled his vehicle.

Injuries

Mell's injuries were minor. Mell was taken by ambulance to Herington Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1999 Chevrolet S10 Pickup with Kansas license plate number 176PUW damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Simmons. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K485 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-003339 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.