Laura Emperly Injured in a Crash on February 16, 2021 in Shawnee County, Kansas

Laura Marie Emperly of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 07:42 AM in Shawnee County, Kansas. Emperly is a 39-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 milemarker 361.5 westbound or I70 at 3rd westbound.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2014 Chevy Malibu driven by Hunter Peden] and vehicle 2 were stopped in traffic. Vehicle 1 [the 2014 Chevy Malibu driven by Hunter Peden] rear-ended Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Geoffrey Cook]. Vehicle 2 [the 2002 Ford F150 driven by Geoffrey Cook] then rear-ended Vehicle 3 [the 2006 Pontiac G6 driven by Laura Emperly].

Injuries

Emperly's injuries were minor. Emperly was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2006 Pontiac G6 with Kansas license plate number C466680 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. This vehicle was removed by Triple M Towing & Recovery. It was taken to Triple M Towing & Recovery.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K28 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-002254 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.