Kaehler Watkins Injured in a Crash on March 20, 2021 in Labette County, Kansas

Kaehler Wayne Watkins of Galena, Kansas was injured on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 06:49 AM in Labette County, Kansas. Watkins is a 44-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U400 milepost 412 (u400 10.6 miles east of U59).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Kaehler Watkins] was westbound on U400, Vehicle 2 [the 2010 GMC Acadia driven by Stacy Richwine] was eastbound on U400. Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Kaehler Watkins] hit a deer in the westbound lane, causing Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Kaehler Watkins] to go left of center, striking Vehicle 2 [the 2010 GMC Acadia driven by Stacy Richwine] head on, on the eastbound shoulder.

Injuries

Watkins's injuries were serious. Watkins was taken by ambulance to Labette County Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro with Kansas license plate number AS689 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Hamilton Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K510 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003531 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.