Christian Whitehurst Injured in a Crash on April 23, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Christian Whitehurst of Jacksonville, North Carolina was injured on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 03:35 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Whitehurst is a 22-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 419 Wb (Wyandotte County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2015 FORD MUSTANG driven by Christian Whitehurst] was in the #2 lane. A non-contact vehicle was in the #1 lane. The non-contact vehicle failed to maintain. Driver 1 [Christian Whitehurst] made an avoidance manuever, left the road to the right, and struck the guardrail.

Injuries

Whitehurst's injuries were minor. Whitehurst was taken by ambulance to .

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Ford Mustang with Kansas license plate number 270MWZ damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. PROGRESSIVE insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K137 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004878 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.