Curtis New Injured in a Crash on April 28, 2022 in Riley County, Kansas

Curtis D. New of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 09:33 PM in Riley County, Kansas. New is a 32-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K18 milepost 184 eastbound or five tenths of a mile miles west of 56th ave on K18.

In the crash, New was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Pedestrian 1 was in the middle of the outside lane when driver 1 swerved to avoid him. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Adam Lee] struck Pedestrian 1 with the outside passenger mirror. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Adam Lee] came to rest on the shoulder with the pedestrian in the lane of travel.

Injuries

New's injuries were minor. New was taken by ambulance to Ascension Via Christi Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado with Kansas license plate number D2523W damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Auto Owners Insurance Company insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K498 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-004776 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.