Amanda Ford Injured in a Crash on June 10, 2021 in Lyon County, Kansas

Amanda J. Ford of Olathe, Kansas was injured on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 04:58 PM in Lyon County, Kansas. Ford is a 35-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I35 at milepost 133 north-bound or approximately 1 mile east of Emporia.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Chevrolet Venture van driven by Crystal Van Dusen] was South-bound and Vehicle 2 [the 2019 Ford Escape driven by Amanda Ford] was North-bound on I35. Driver 1 [Crystal A. Van Dusen] turned sharply to the left, causing Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Chevrolet Venture van driven by Crystal Van Dusen] to skid across both South-bound lanes, through the median and into the outside North-bound lane. Driver 2 [Amanda J. Ford] performed an avoidance maneuver. Vehicle 1 [the 1997 Chevrolet Venture van driven by Crystal Van Dusen] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2019 Ford Escape driven by Amanda Ford] on the drivers side in the outside North-bound lane.

Injuries

Ford's injuries were minor. Ford was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Ford Escape with Kansas license plate number 486MCN damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Travelers insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by K & S Eastside Conoco.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K225 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-006921 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.