Richard Werts Injured in a Crash on May 25, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Richard Werts of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Werts is a 65-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 74.7 Nb (Butler County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2020 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE driven by Richard Werts] was northbound on i-35 highway in the right lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE driven by Richard Werts] hydroplaned on the wet roadway. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE driven by Richard Werts] went off the right side of the roadway and overturned before striking and damaging 40 feet of kta fence.

Injuries

Werts's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Werts was taken by ambulance to Susan B. Allen.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Toyota Sienna Xle with Kansas license plate number 860MTL damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. AUTO-OWNERS insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Andover Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K341 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-005847 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.