Robert Becker Injured in a Crash on July 10, 2023 in Brown County, Kansas

Robert A. Becker of Everest, Kansas was injured on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 10:44 AM in Brown County, Kansas. Becker is a 78-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K20 Raccoon Road or 1 mile east Everest.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Freightliner Dump truck driven by John Schuetz] was traveling South/Southwest on K20 Highway. Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Ford F150 driven by Robert Becker] was traveling East/Northeast on K20 Highway. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Freightliner Dump truck driven by John Schuetz] attempted to turn Southbound onto Raccoon Road. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Freightliner Dump truck driven by John Schuetz] failed to yield to Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Ford F150 driven by Robert Becker]. Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Freightliner Dump truck driven by John Schuetz] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Ford F150 driven by Robert Becker] on the drivers side and both vehicles went into the Southeast ditch of K20.

Injuries

Becker's injuries were serious. Becker was taken by ambulance to Ku Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Ford F150 with Kansas license plate number 566PXW damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Midvale Indemity insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Toms Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K443 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-007320 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.