Courtney Keener Injured in a Crash on May 05, 2021 in Russell County, Kansas

Courtney Keener of Hays, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 at 07:52 AM in Russell County, Kansas. Keener is a 25-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: Old US/40 and 181st Street Intersection. approximately 3.9 miles west of Highway US/281 in Russell.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Steven Height] was eastbound on Old Highway 40 and attempted to make a U-turn at the intersection of 181st. Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Ford Escape driven by Courtney Keener] was behind Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Steven Height] eastbound on on Old Highway 40 . As Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Steven Height] executed the U-turn, Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Ford Escape driven by Courtney Keener] struck the Drivers side of Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Steven Height].

Injuries

Keener's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Keener was taken by ambulance to Hays Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Ford Escape with Kansas license plate number 194MJY damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by B & C Repair. It was taken to B & C Repair.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K-509 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005345 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.