Rupen Patel Injured in a Crash on July 27, 2022 in Seward County, Kansas

Rupen J Patel of Corona, California was injured on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 01:47 PM in Seward County, Kansas. Patel is a 42-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US Hwy 54 19.9 eastbound or four tenths of a mile miles east of SEward County Rd9/meade Lake Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Freightliner Tractor driven by Rupen Patel] was traveling Westbound on US Hwy 54, attempting to pass multiple vehicles. Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Peterbilt Tractor driven by Brayden Cox] was traveling Eastbound, moved to the shoulder to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Freightliner Tractor driven by Rupen Patel]. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Freightliner Tractor driven by Rupen Patel] continues Eastbound striking Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Peterbilt Tractor driven by Brayden Cox] into the south ditch.

Injuries

Patel's injuries were serious. Patel was taken by ambulance to Southwest Medical.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Freightliner Tractor with Utah license plate number Z074684 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. National Interstate insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by T&B Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot. The police also said, "Trailer: ID/TP4765 2021 Stoughton Trailer."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K453 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-008411 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.