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A tragic crash occurred on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 09:40 in Sherman County, Kansas at this location: I70 milepost 28 Eastbound.
People Involved in this Crash
The crash resulted in fatal injuries to eight individuals. These included Larry D. Smith, a 72-year-old man from Sharon Springs, Kansas; Dawson R. Hogan, a 20-year-old man from Salina, Kansas; Baiel Sharshembiev, a 24-year-old man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carlos S. Arzate, a 48-year-old man from Shattuck, Oklahoma; Stephanie D. Purcell, a 61-year-old woman from Evansville, Indiana; Giovanni S. Stefan, a 60-year-old man from Troy, Michigan; Manuel Alarcon, a 57-year-old man from Dodge City, Kansas; and Mario Juarez, a 31-year-old man from Garden City, Kansas.
On March 14, 2025, at approximately 3:22pm (CDT), the Kansas Highway Patrol was notified of a multi-vehicle, mass casualty collision event on Interstate 70 (I-70) between mileposts 28.1 and 28.3 in eastern Sherman County, near the town of Edson. The collision area is approximately 9 miles east of Goodland, and adjacent to the Sherman County Road 30 overpass.
The collision involved a total of seventy-one (71) vehicles, spanning both the east and westbound lanes of I-70. The incident resulted in eight (8) fatalities and forty-six (46) injured parties who were transported to local hospitals. Multiple motor vehicle collision reports will be completed to document and separate the collisions that occurred within the event. Investigators believe the separate collisions occurred between the times of approximately 3:20pm - 3:35pm (CDT). The exact sequence of events is currently under investigation.
Vehicle Information
The first vehicle, a 2012 Ford F150, was driven by Larry D. Smith, a 72-year-old from Sharon Springs, Kansas. It was removed by Butch’s Body Shop. The second vehicle, a 2016 Acura TLX, was driven by Dawson R. Hogan, a 20-year-old from Salina, Kansas. It was removed by S&M Towing & Repair. The third vehicle, a 2015 Volvo Truck, was driven by Baiel Sharshembiev, a 24-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fourth vehicle, a 2024 Ford F350, was driven by Carlos S. Arzate, a 48-year-old from Shattuck, Oklahoma. It was removed by Alex’s Radiator. The fifth vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Highlander, was driven by Stephanie D. Purcell, a 61-year-old from Evansville, Indiana. It was removed by S&M Towing & Repair. The sixth vehicle, a 2019 Ford F150, was removed by Butch’s Body Shop LLC. The seventh vehicle, a 2024 Mercedes Sprinter, was driven by Giovanni S. Stefan, a 60-year-old from Troy, Michigan. It was removed by Butch’s Body Shop LLC.
Injury Information
All eight individuals involved in the crash suffered fatal injuries. Larry D. Smith, a 72-year-old from Sharon Springs, Kansas, and Dawson R. Hogan, a 20-year-old from Salina, Kansas, were not using safety devices at the time of the crash. Carlos S. Arzate, a 48-year-old from Shattuck, Oklahoma, and Stephanie D. Purcell, a 61-year-old from Evansville, Indiana, were transported to Batemans Mortuary and Koons Funeral Home, respectively. The other four individuals, Baiel Sharshembiev, a 24-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Giovanni S. Stefan, a 60-year-old from Troy, Michigan; Manuel Alarcon, a 57-year-old man from Dodge City, Kansas; and Mario Juarez, a 31-year-old man from Garden City, Kansas, also suffered fatal injuries.
How to Get the Police Report
The Kansas Highway Patrol assigned report number 2025-003457 to this crash. A Kansas Highway Patrol officer with badge number K420 wrote up the report. The Kansas Highway Patrol charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. In order to get the report through the KSHP website , you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card number. 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). But you can call or text 888-878-8783 to request a free copy of the police report.
The Kansas Highway Patrol will no longer provide online crash log information for this crash after 14 days. Call Lawyer Burt True at 888-878-8783 to request a free copy of the full police report. The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website online crash log.
Insurance Claim
Larry D. Smith, Dawson R. Hogan, Baiel Sharshembiev, Carlos S. Arzate, Stephanie D. Purcell, Giovanni S. Stefan, Manuel Alarcon, and Mario Juarez may have insurance claims for the deaths of their loved ones. The police reported Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange as an insurance company involved. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance company. In most cases, injured people can recover money for their medical bills, lost wages, and for their pain and suffering—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will allow these individuals to receive advice about preserving and gathering evidence and the value of their claims, which will help with their recovery. If you hire a lawyer that focuses their practice on serious personal-injury and death cases in Kansas, you may be able to obtain compensation from the Kansas Automobile Assigned Claims Plan, a deliberately obscure program set up for those that are injured or killed to cover their damages even if there is no insurance. For more information call or text Lawyer Burt True at 888-878-8783 .
Large national insurance companies wield immense financial power and political influence, making them formidable forces not only in the insurance industry but also in public policy. Their extensive lobbying efforts have shaped laws and regulations in ways that often benefit their bottom line, frequently at the expense of consumers. These corporations prioritize minimizing payouts to maximize profits, employing vast resources to delay or deny claims, even in cases involving vulnerable individuals like children injured by negligent or drunk drivers.
It’s not unreasonable to suspect that these same companies may have influenced the Kansas Highway Patrol’s policies that make it harder for victims and their families to access critical information. By making it harder for victims and their families to access critical information, these policies create obstacles to accountability and shield the insurers of negligent drivers from public scrutiny. This lack of transparency benefits insurance companies by delaying or reducing payouts, leaving innocent people—especially those suffering catastrophic injuries—without the timely support and justice they deserve. Such actions deepen the imbalance of power between these corporate giants and the individuals they are supposed to protect, eroding trust in both the legal and insurance systems.
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