Robert Matthews Injured in a Crash on May 18, 2021 in Shawnee County, Kansas

Robert Matthews of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 03:44 PM in Shawnee County, Kansas. Matthews is a 55-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I470 milepost 2.5 west Bound or I470 west Bound five tenths of a mile miles west of Fairlawn Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Kia Rio driven by Robert Matthews] was westbound on I470 in the right lane and changed into the left lane. When Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Kia Rio driven by Robert Matthews] moved into the left lane it was rear ended by Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Jeep Wrangler driven by Wilbur Crabb].

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2018 Kia Rio with Kansas license plate number 585MEG damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. All State Fire and Casualty Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Browns.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K468 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005945 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.