Everette Redburn Injured in a Crash on July 15, 2021 in Lane County, Kansas

Everette R Redburn Jr. of Dighton, Kansas was injured on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 06:25 PM in Lane County, Kansas. Redburn is a 59-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Road 200 and Scout in Lane County or 5 miles north of K96 and 1.3 miles west of Turkey Red Road in Lane County.

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

Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4440 Tractor driven by Everette Redburn] was Eastbound on Road 200, approximately 0.3 miles West of Scout Road in Lane County. Vehicle 1 [the John Deere 4440 Tractor driven by Everette Redburn] left the roadway to the South for an unknown reason. The driver of vehicle 1 was ejected from the tractor while going through the ditch. The tractor continued driving uncontrollably through the field, moving in a circular motion just South of the roadway. The tractor came near to the area where the driver was ejected, possibly running the driver over. A witness in vehicle 2, attempted to stop the unmanned tractor by using his vehicle. The tractor collided with vehicle 2, continued to the North, then came to rest in the ditch.

Injuries

Redburn's injuries were serious. Redburn was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the John Deere 4440 Tractor with Kansas license plate number damage was unknown. The police also said, "Tractor was towing a 569 Premium round baler at the time of the accident."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K270 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-008543 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.