Patricia Childress Injured in a Crash on May 10, 2021 in Sumner County, Kansas

Patricia Childress of Wellington, Kansas was injured on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 01:03 PM in Sumner County, Kansas. Childress is a 75-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: U81 northbound at milepost 33 or 50th ave north.

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

Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Santos Smith] was southbound on U81 being pursued by Sumner County Sherriffs Office. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Hyundai Elantra driven by Patricia Childress] was northbound on U81. Driver 2 [Santos Lamant Smith] swerved to avoid spikes and struck Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Hyundai Elantra driven by Patricia Childress] in the drivers side.

Injuries

Childress's injuries were minor. Childress was taken by ambulance to St Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Hyundai Elantra with Kansas license plate number 749BDB damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Metropolitan Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Mikes Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K182 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005578 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.