Suchitra Padmanabhan Injured in a Crash on January 15, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Suchitra Padmanabhan of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 09:17 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Padmanabhan is a 52-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 MM 190.4 Eb in Douglas County.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2012 HONDA ODYSSEY driven by Suchitra Padmanabhan] was eastbound on I-70 in the left lane when the driver lost control. The left front corner struck the barrier wall. The vehicle spun clockwise, causing the left rear fender/corner to strike the barrier wall. Vehicle continued to spin clockwise to the outside shoulder, then slid down the embankment backwards.

Injuries

Padmanabhan's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Padmanabhan was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Honda Odyssey with Kansas license plate number 610FDD damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. ZURICH AMERICAN INS CO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Shawnee Auto.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K328 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000609 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.