Bryan Chapple Injured in a Crash on May 23, 2021 in Douglas County, Kansas

Bryan Alexander Chapple of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 04:55 PM in Douglas County, Kansas. Chapple is a 28-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K10 nine tenths of a mile MM or K10 six tenths of a mile miles south of I70.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Bryan Chapple] was northbound on K10 followed by Vehicle 3 [the 2016 Toyota 4Runner driven by Serena Laird]. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Gary Stewart] was southbound on K10. Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Bryan Chapple] drifted into oncoming traffic, sideswiping Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Gary Stewart]. Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Bryan Chapple] crossed over all southbound lanes of K10 coming to rest in a ravine in the West ditch. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Gary Stewart] came to rest on the right shoulder of the southbound lanes. Vehicle 3 [the 2016 Toyota 4Runner driven by Serena Laird] struck debris from the collision of Vehicles 1 and 2, coming to rest on the right hand shoulder of the northbound lanes.

Injuries

Chapple's injuries were serious. Chapple was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2001 Ford Ranger with Kansas license plate number 435NNK damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Quality Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K505 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006171 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.