Brooke Rees Killed in a Crash on February 24, 2021 in Shawnee County, Kansas

Brooke N Rees of Manhattan, Kansas was killed on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 04:20 PM in Shawnee County, Kansas. Rees is a 29-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 at milepost 361.8 westbound or two tenths of a mile miles east of SW topeka Boulevard.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kenworth TK 900 Semi Tractor driven by Jesse Vannoy] was traveling Eastbound on Interstate 70 in the inside lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2014 Ford Expedition driven by Amy Mitchell], Vehicle 3 [the 2020 Kia Forte driven by Brooke Rees], and Vehicle 4 [the 2011 Ford F250 SuperDuty driven by Robert Torrey] were traveling Westbound on Interstate 70 in the inside lane. Vehicle 5 [the 1996 Chevy 1500 Pickup driven by Jeffery Munz], Vehicle 6 [the 2008 Toyota Camry driven by Bruce Bowers] and Vehicle 7 [the 2019 Freightliner Semi Tractor driven by Timothy Hess] were traveling Westbound on Interstate 70 in the outside lane. The load securement on Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kenworth TK 900 Semi Tractor driven by Jesse Vannoy] failed, causing large, metal pipes to travel over the concrete barrier wall and into the Westbound lanes of traffic. One metal pipe struck the drivers side rear quarter panel and window of vehicle 2, then landed on top of vehicle 3. Vehicle 4 [the 2011 Ford F250 SuperDuty driven by Robert Torrey] was unable to stop and struck the rear of vehicle 3, forcing vehicle 3 to rotate counterclockwise and strike the outside concrete bridge rail. Vehicle 5 [the 1996 Chevy 1500 Pickup driven by Jeffery Munz] struck another metal pipe with its front end, forcing vehicle 5 to travel to the inside lane and then back across the outside lane and become disabled. Vehicle 6 [the 2008 Toyota Camry driven by Bruce Bowers] struck a metal pipe and became disabled in the inside lane. Vehicle 7 [the 2019 Freightliner Semi Tractor driven by Timothy Hess]s front end was struck by a metal pipe as it traveled across the Westbound lanes. One of the metal pipes that was struck traveled into a KDOT guardrail, destroying a section of it. Due to the severity of the collision with the pipe, Driver 3 [Brooke N Rees] was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Injuries

Rees's injuries were fatal. Rees was taken by ambulance to First Call.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2020 Kia Forte with Kansas license plate number 050NSJ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Government Employees Insurance Company insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Browns Wrecker Service.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K136 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002622 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.