Robert Ellis Killed in a Crash on January 08, 2021 in Jefferson County, Kansas

Robert W Ellis of Topeka, Kansas was killed on Friday, January 08, 2021 at 10:35 PM in Jefferson County, Kansas. Ellis is a 66-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K237 southbound at milepost 2.5, .05 of a mile south of SW 46th St.

In the crash, Ellis was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Chevrolet S10 driven by Morgan Kabler] was Southbound on K237 when the passenger side tires dropped off the roadway. Driver 1 [Morgan M Kabler] overcorrected back onto roadway and causing vehicle to roll into the Westbound ditch where it came to rest.

Injuries

Ellis's injuries were fatal. Ellis was taken by ambulance to Barnett Family Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1998 Chevrolet S10 with Kansas license plate number 930MGB damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Standard Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K178 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000362 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.