Carlos Hernandez Injured in a Crash on March 21, 2023 in Russell County, Kansas

Carlos Hernandez of Aurora, Colorado was injured on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 04:12 PM in Russell County, Kansas. Hernandez is a 70-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 milepost 186.8 eastbound or 2 miles east of U281.

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

Vehicle One was stopped on the shoulder of I70 Eastbound. Vehicle One pulled out into the driving lane and continued Eastbound in front of Vehicle Two. Vehicle Two collided with the towed vehicle of Vehicle One, causing all three vehicles to enter the median.

Injuries

Hernandez's injuries were minor. Hernandez was taken by ambulance to Russell Regional Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1997 Toyota Tacoma with Colorado license plate number 5018838 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by A & D Auto Repair. The police also said, "Towing CO/5053325 2003 Honda CR-V."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K115 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-002945 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.