Colleen Watkins Injured in a Crash on April 12, 2021 in Johnson County, Kansas

Colleen Watkins of Overland Park, Kansas was injured on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM in Johnson County, Kansas. Watkins is a 82-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I35 milepost 226.6 southbound or .35 miles south of 75th.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Toyota Camry driven by Colleen Watkins] was merging onto I35 from 75th street, they merged to the left without enough clearance, made contact with the front of Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Kenworth T800/T8 Series driven by Jan Christensen], vehicle 1 spun, hit the median wall and then rolled over.

Injuries

Watkins's injuries were minor. Watkins was taken by ambulance to Overland Park Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Toyota Camry with Kansas license plate number 654GUC damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Santa Fe Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K375 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-004439 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.