Samantha Russell Killed in a Crash on July 06, 2021 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Samantha Lee Russell of Wichita, Kansas was killed on Tuesday, July 06, 2021 at 04:58 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Russell is a 22-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: Ridge Rd & Central ave Intersection or 1 mile south of 13th St N & Ridge Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Javan Ervin] was actively attempting to elude law enforcement. Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Javan Ervin] was North bound on Ridge Road at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at the red traffic light at Central Ave. Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Javan Ervin] collided with Vehicle 2 [the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jordan Peltzer] that was West bound on Central Ave. This caused the driver side rear wheels & tires to detach from the vehicle which collided with Vehicle 3 [the 2016 Jepp Compass driven by Connie Holt] that was stopped on the inside left turn lane from South bound Ridge Rd to East bound Central Ave. Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Javan Ervin] then collided with Vehicle 4 [the 2019 Mazda CX3 driven by Samantha Russell] which was stopped behind Vehicle 3 [the 2016 Jepp Compass driven by Connie Holt] in the inside left turn lane from South bound Ridge Rd to East bound Central Ave. Vehicle 1 [the 2003 Dodge Ram driven by Javan Ervin] then rolled onto its top and came to a rest in the North bound lanes of Ridge Rd.

Injuries

Russell's injuries were fatal. Russell was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2019 Mazda Cx3 with Kansas license plate number 784MJJ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Nationwide Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Happy Hooker.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K480 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-008163 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.