Zachary Pumphrey Injured in a Crash on April 15, 2022 in Ellis County, Kansas

Zachary L. Pumphrey of Plainville, Kansas was injured on Friday, April 15, 2022 at 11:50 AM in Ellis County, Kansas. Pumphrey is a 28-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U-183 southbound 162.3 or 6.8 miles north of Interstate 70.

In the crash, Pumphrey was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Shae Bard] was Southbound on U183. Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Freightliner driven by Jacob Reilly] was Southbound in front of vehicle 1[the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Shae Bard]. Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Freightliner driven by Jacob Reilly] began making a left turn. Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Shae Bard] attempted to pass another vehicle and struck the rear of vehicle 2[the 2007 Freightliner driven by Jacob Reilly].

Injuries

Pumphrey's injuries were serious. Pumphrey was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 with Kansas license plate number 717LTE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Fire and Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Davis Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K-509 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-004267 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.