John Flores Injured in a Crash on January 11, 2023 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

John Anthony Flores of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:57 AM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Flores is a 67-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 milepost 232.4 southbound or 0.4 miles north of Lamar.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Ford Fusion driven by John Flores] was Southbound on I35 in the number 2 lane, vehicle 2[the 2012 International driven by Jalen Hardy] and vehicle 3[the 2019 Ford Transit driven by Curtis Dunn] were also Southbound in the number 2 lane. Traffic slowed, vehicle 1[the 2016 Ford Fusion driven by John Flores] made an evasive maneuver to the left to avoid striking vehicle 2[the 2012 International driven by Jalen Hardy]. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Ford Fusion driven by John Flores] struck the left barrier wall and struck vehicle 2[the 2012 International driven by Jalen Hardy], then was struck by vehicle 3[the 2019 Ford Transit driven by Curtis Dunn].

Injuries

Flores's injuries were minor. Flores was taken by ambulance to Ku Med.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Ford Fusion with Kansas license plate number 56AUI damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Allstate insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Santa Fe Tow. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K181 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-000357 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.