Nicholas Carlson Injured in a Crash on February 28, 2022 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Nicholas Sterling Curry Carlson of Mcpherson, Kansas was injured on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 06:18 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Carlson is a 26-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 milepost 9.9 northbound or 150 feet west of 29th Street.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Honda Motorcycle driven by Nicholas Carlson] was northbound on I135 in the #3 lane attempting to exit to Hydraulic Ave. A vehicle was in the exit lane forcing Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Honda Motorcycle driven by Nicholas Carlson] to remain in the #3 lane instead of taking the exit. A separate vehicle approached Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Honda Motorcycle driven by Nicholas Carlson] rapidly in the #3 lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Honda Motorcycle driven by Nicholas Carlson] performed an avoidance maneuver to the vehicle in the #3 lane braking and laying the motorcycle down on its left side.

Injuries

Carlson's injuries were serious. Carlson was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Honda Motorcycle with Kansas license plate number 36EVA damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by a tow service.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K358 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002423 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.