Trinisha Echols Injured in a Crash on May 15, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Trinisha Denise Echols of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 06:13 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Echols is a 35-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I135 MM 6 northbound or I135 northbound at Kellogg.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Dodge Charger driven by Steven Penaloza] and Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Trinisha Echols] were both northbound on I135 in lane #2. Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Dodge Charger driven by Steven Penaloza] hit the rear bumper of Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Trinisha Echols] causing Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Trinisha Echols] to go into the east side ditch.

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Chevrolet Impala with Kansas license plate number 780KBK damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. American Family insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Tow All. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K388 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-005791 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.