Shawn Summers Injured in a Crash on April 26, 2022 in Ellis County, Kansas

Shawn W. Summers of Hays, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 08:59 AM in Ellis County, Kansas. Summers is a 48-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 70 mile marker 144 eastbound or 15 miles west of U-183.

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

Driver 2 [Shawn W. Summers] was conducting a truck inspection on Vehicle 3 [the 2020 Volvo driven by Khadija Qadri] on I-70 Eastbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi driven by Ricky Ferrell] failed to move left and crossed outside the fog line. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi driven by Ricky Ferrell] struck vehicle 2[the 2020 Dodge Challenger R/T driven by Shawn Summers], Vehicle 3 [the 2020 Volvo driven by Khadija Qadri], and Driver 2 [Shawn W. Summers]. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi driven by Ricky Ferrell] continued Eastbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Kenworth Semi driven by Ricky Ferrell] went off the road to the right, through the KDOT fence, and then came to rest.

Injuries

Summers's injuries were minor. Summers was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Dodge Challenger R/T with Kansas license plate number 699NUM damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Berkshire Hathaway Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by 5 Star Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K509 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-004660 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.