Joseph Testa Injured in a Crash on August 12, 2022 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Joseph A. Testa of Kansas City, Missouri was injured on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 02:10 PM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Testa is a 68-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I635 milemarker 8.0 northbound or .25 mile north of N 34th Street.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Joseph Testa] was attempting to change lanes in the construction zone from the number two lane to the number one lane on I635 Northbound. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Joseph Testa] was driving at a slow speed and was struck by Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Ford F250 driven by Gabriel Brown] moving at highway speed.

Injuries

Testa's injuries were minor. Testa was taken by ambulance to North Kansas City Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Toyota Highlander with Missouri license plate number TG2F0Y damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Allstate insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Alandon.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K181 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-008999 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.