Damian Conner Killed in a Crash on September 10, 2022 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Damian Russell Conner of Whitewater, Kansas was killed on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 11:38 AM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Conner is a 23-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I135 southbound milepost 13.2 or 53rd Street.

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

Due to congested and heavy traffic, vehicles were completely stopped at I135 southbound at milepost 13.2. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Freightliner Semi driven by Simon Rogers] was completely stopped in the right lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Nissan Altima driven by Damian Conner] was traveling southbound at highway speeds. The driver applied the brakes, but due to a wet roadway and rainfall, did not stop in time. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Nissan Altima driven by Damian Conner] struck the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Freightliner Semi driven by Simon Rogers]s trailer.

Injuries

Conner's injuries were fatal. Conner was taken by ambulance to Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Nissan Altima with Kansas license plate number 986KTK damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Arrow Wrecker.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K438 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-010194 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.