Eli Whittaker Killed in a Crash on August 14, 2021 in Doniphan County, Kansas

Eli Whittaker of Atchison, Kansas was killed on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 02:49 PM in Doniphan County, Kansas. Whittaker is a 26-year-old man.

The crash happened here: K7 Highway one tenth of a mile miles northwest of Friendship Road or 3 miles east of Highland.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force ATV driven by Eli Whittaker] and Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Honda Talon UTV driven by Jarret Scholz] were traveling southeast on K-7 Highway crossing the Wolf River Bridge. Vehicle 3 [the 2005 Mercury Sable driven by Donna Caples] was traveling northwest on K-7 Highway. Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Honda Talon UTV driven by Jarret Scholz] slowed for traffic and Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force ATV driven by Eli Whittaker] failed to slow. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force ATV driven by Eli Whittaker] attempted to avoid striking Vehicle 2 [the 2020 Honda Talon UTV driven by Jarret Scholz] in the rear and swerved to the left. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force ATV driven by Eli Whittaker] clipped the rear of vehicle 2 causing it to overturn and cross into the path of vehicle 3. Vehicle 1 [the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force ATV driven by Eli Whittaker] was struck by Vehicle 3 [the 2005 Mercury Sable driven by Donna Caples].

Injuries

Whittaker's injuries were fatal. Whittaker was taken by ambulance to Harmon-Rohde Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force Atv with Kansas license plate number damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Davies. The police also said, "No license plate."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K443 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009724 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.