Terry Wigent Injured in a Crash on August 04, 2022 in Cherokee County, Kansas

Terry Ray Wigent of Miami, Oklahoma was injured on Thursday, August 04, 2022 at 02:05 PM in Cherokee County, Kansas. Wigent is a 63-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U69 alternate at the 5.1 mile marker of 1.1 miles north of Baxter Springs on U69 alternate.

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

Vehicle 2 [the 2022 Freightliner Semi driven by Kenneth Fluckey] was Southbound on U69 Alternate Highway. Vehicle 2 [the 2022 Freightliner Semi driven by Kenneth Fluckey] was stopped in a driveway. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Terry Wigent] failed to yield and struck the trailer of vehicle 2[the 2022 Freightliner Semi driven by Kenneth Fluckey].

Injuries

Wigent's injuries were serious. Wigent was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Joplin.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Ford Explorer with Oklahoma license plate number CEE454 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. MGA Insurance Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Jays Towing And Recovery.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K65 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-008704 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.