Johnny Craig Injured in a Crash on July 14, 2023 in Kearny County, Kansas

Johnny Lynn Craig of Lakin, Kansas was injured on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 03:40 PM in Kearny County, Kansas. Craig is a 65-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U50 westbound milepost 53 or 0.4 miles east of Road a on U50.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Reed McAtee], Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Kia Optima driven by Jaycee Seeger], and Vehicle 3 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Johnny Craig] were traveling Westbound on U50. Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Reed McAtee] was slowing down due to blowing dirt. Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Kia Optima driven by Jaycee Seeger] Collided with the rear of Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Reed McAtee], Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Kia Optima driven by Jaycee Seeger] came to a stop and Vehicle 3 [the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Johnny Craig] collided with the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2012 Kia Optima driven by Jaycee Seeger].

Injuries

Craig's injuries were serious. Craig was taken by ambulance to Kearny County Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban with Kansas license plate number 473KGR damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Hartford Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Southwest Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K348 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-007515 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.