Benjamin Clelland Injured in a Crash on May 03, 2021 in Johnson County, Kansas

Benjamin J Clelland of Olathe, Kansas was injured on Monday, May 03, 2021 at 04:43 PM in Johnson County, Kansas. Clelland is a 42-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 218.2 south Bound or I35 south Bound at Santa Fe.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Lexus GS driven by Marcus Guthrie], Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Focus driven by Benjamin Clelland] and Vehicle 3 [the 2019 Toyota Highlander driven by Jessica Charpentier] were south bound on the ramp from I35 to Santa Fe. Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Focus driven by Benjamin Clelland] and Vehicle 3 [the 2019 Toyota Highlander driven by Jessica Charpentier] slowed for traffic ahead. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Lexus GS driven by Marcus Guthrie] struck the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Focus driven by Benjamin Clelland] which caused Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Focus driven by Benjamin Clelland] to strike the rear of Vehicle 3 [the 2019 Toyota Highlander driven by Jessica Charpentier].

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2017 Ford Focus with Kansas license plate number 18398 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Berkshire Hathaway insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Overland Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K15 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005298 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.