Thomas Purdum Injured in a Crash on March 26, 2021 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Thomas L Purdum of Liberty, Missouri was injured on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 06:15 AM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Purdum is a 65-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 435 southbound at milepost 12 or 0.6 miles north of Kansas avenue in Edwardsville, Ks.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Dustin Bowen] and Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Escape driven by Thomas Purdum] were southbound on I-435 in lane 3. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Dustin Bowen] struck the rear area of Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Escape driven by Thomas Purdum]. Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Escape driven by Thomas Purdum] drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail on the right side of the roadway.

Injuries

Purdum's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Purdum was taken by ambulance to Providence Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2017 Ford Escape with Missouri license plate number NC8S0G damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Alandon Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K171 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003741 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.