John Sommers Injured in a Crash on October 11, 2022 in Shawnee County, Kansas

John Sommers of Gardner, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 11:25 AM in Shawnee County, Kansas. Sommers is a 68-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 353.2 Eb or I70 just east of auburn Rd Eb.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Ford ZX2 driven by John Sommers] was westbound in the eastbound lanes of I70. Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Ford ZX2 driven by John Sommers] struck vehicle 2[the 2018 Tesla 3 driven by Terrence ONeill] head on. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Tesla 3 driven by Terrence ONeill] came to rest in the south ditch.

Injuries

Sommers's injuries were minor. Sommers was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2003 Ford Zx2 with Kansas license plate number VEG511 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Browns.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K141 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-011436 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.