Vickie Rodriguez Injured in a Crash on March 16, 2021 in Jefferson County, Kansas

Vickie Lynn Rodriguez of Meriden, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 04:40 PM in Jefferson County, Kansas. Rodriguez is a 48-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: K4 southbound milepost 341.1 or K4 southbound 1 mile south of Meriden.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Maria Clark] was traveling southbound on K4; Vehicle 2 [the 2010 Kia Forte driven by Vickie Rodriguez] was stopped in the southbound lane of K4 waiting to turn left into a private drive. Driver 1 [Maria Renee Clark] failed to stop behind traffic and went into the northbound lane. To avoid meeting traffic head on, Driver 1 [Maria Renee Clark] attempted to return to the southbound lane and struck the rear end of Vehicle 2 [the 2010 Kia Forte driven by Vickie Rodriguez].

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2010 Kia Forte with Kansas license plate number 906CGJ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Rays Service. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K205 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-003378 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.