Benjamin Mellick Injured in a Crash on May 16, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Benjamin Mellick of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:34 PM on the Kansas Turnpike. Mellick is a 17-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: I70 419.6 Wb Wyandotte County.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevy Suburban 1500 driven by Kenneth Spiess] was eastbound in the left lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by Maria Novelo] was eastbound in the middle lane. Vehicle 3 [the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Benjamin Mellick] was eastbound in the right lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevy Suburban 1500 driven by Kenneth Spiess] changed lanes from the left lane to the middle lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by Maria Novelo] spun out and struck the side of Vehicle 3 [the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Benjamin Mellick]. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevy Suburban 1500 driven by Kenneth Spiess] ran off the road to the left and struck the barrier wall.

Injuries

Mellick's injuries were minor. Mellick was taken by ambulance to .

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan with Kansas license plate number 752JXF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Teachers Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Pro Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K15 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-005477 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.