DeVawn Mitchell Injured in a Crash on March 18, 2021 in Lyon County, Kansas

DeVawn T Mitchell of Emporia, Kansas was injured on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 02:30 PM in Lyon County, Kansas. Mitchell is a 23-year-old man.

The crash happened here: 6th & Chestnut, Emporia.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Honda Civic driven by DeVawn Mitchell] was eastbound on 6th Avenue in the left lane and struck the rear of vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Ford F150 driven by Steven Henry] then struck power pole and came to rest off the right side of the roadway, vehicle 1 came to rest in the center of 6th Avenue.

Injuries

Mitchell's injuries were serious. Mitchell was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Health Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Honda Civic with Kansas license plate number 401JWD damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by M&M Towing. It was taken to Lyon County Impound Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K103 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003472 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.