Merle Parsons Injured in a Crash on June 29, 2021 in Osage County, Kansas

Merle N Parsons of Scranton, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 12:12 PM in Osage County, Kansas. Parsons is a 81-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: westbound US Highway 56 at mile marker 403, or 0.6 miles east of Lewelling Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford F150 Pickup Truck driven by Merle Parsons] was traveling Westbound on US Highway 56. For unknown reason Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford F150 Pickup Truck driven by Merle Parsons] left the roadway to the North and rolled several times. Vehicle 1 [the 2001 Ford F150 Pickup Truck driven by Merle Parsons] came to rest in the ditch.

Injuries

Parsons's injuries were serious. Parsons was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2001 Ford F150 Pickup Truck with Kansas license plate number 680GDE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Allied Group insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Santa Fe Trail Wrecker.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K318 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-007816 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.