Robert Schlange Killed in a Crash on August 08, 2022 in Norton County, Kansas

Robert C. Schlange of Sierra City, California was killed on Monday, August 08, 2022 at 07:57 PM in Norton County, Kansas. Schlange is a 68-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U36 at Milpost 104.5 or 6 miles west of K383.

In the crash, Schlange was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Freightliner Semi Tractor driven by Ronald Steelsmith] and the bicyclist were Westbound on U36. Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Freightliner Semi Tractor driven by Ronald Steelsmith] struck the rear of the bicycle, causing the bicycle and the bicyclist to come to rest in the north ditch.

Injuries

Schlange's injuries were fatal. Schlange was taken by ambulance to Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1997 Freightliner Semi Tractor with Kansas license plate number 173617 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Employers Mutual Ins. insured this vehicle. The police also said, "Vehicle was pulling a 2019 Wett trailer KS VIN # 5DN154428KB001226."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K230 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-008867 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.