Joshua Wolfrum Injured in a Crash on April 27, 2022 in Gove County, Kansas

Joshua D Wolfrum of Oakley, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 12:03 PM in Gove County, Kansas. Wolfrum is a 31-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K23 milepost 138.6 northbound or 12 miles south of Gove.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1999 Westernstar Semi driven by Joshua Wolfrum] was northbound on K23, veered left across the southbound lanes of travel and entered the west ditch. Vehicle 1 [the 1999 Westernstar Semi driven by Joshua Wolfrum] then struck the embankment and the cab came off the chassis. Vehicle 1 [the 1999 Westernstar Semi driven by Joshua Wolfrum] came to rest on its wheels facing northwest.

Injuries

Wolfrum's injuries were serious. Wolfrum was taken by ambulance to Lane County Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1999 Westernstar Semi with Kansas license plate number 170959 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Berkley Casuality insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Jacks Repair. The police also said, "pulling a 2013 Cornhusker Trailer bearing KS 695566."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K490 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-004711 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.