James Patton Injured in a Crash on August 31, 2022 in Brown County, Kansas

James Patton of Hiawatha, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 05:40 PM in Brown County, Kansas. Patton is a 72-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U36 353.2 westbound, 1 miles east of U73.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Volkswagon Touareg driven by Jody Pendleton] was traveling Westbound went over the line and struck a bicyclist traveling Westbound on the shoulder.

Injuries

Patton's injuries were minor. Patton was taken by ambulance to Hiawatha Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Volkswagon Touareg with Kansas license plate number 324MFH damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family insured this vehicle.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K291 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-009795 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.