James Potter Killed in a Crash on February 26, 2021 in Marion County, Kansas

James L Potter of Emporia, Kansas was killed on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 12:10 PM in Marion County, Kansas. Potter is a 70-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U56 eastbound at milepost 294.2 or four tenths of a mile miles west of Limestone Rd on U56.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Nathan Puett] was traveling eastbound on U56. Vehicle 2 [the 2000 Ford F150 driven by James Potter] was traveling westbound on U56. Vehicle 1 [the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Nathan Puett] went left of center and hit Vehicle 2 [the 2000 Ford F150 driven by James Potter] head on.

Injuries

Potter's injuries were fatal. Potter was taken by ambulance to Jost Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2000 Ford F150 with Kansas license plate number 586LPU damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farmers Insurance CO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Auto House. The police also said, "Trlr: Gray Hound Dog Trlr."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K367 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002686 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.