Frank Burns Injured in a Crash on August 15, 2021 on the Kansas Turnpike

Frank R Burns of Leavenworth, Kansas was injured on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 04:15 PM on the Kansas Turnpike. Burns is a 82-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 85 Nb (Butler County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2000 FORD F150 driven by Christopher Brandt] and Vehicle 2 [the 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT driven by Frank Burns] were driving northbound on i-35. Vehicle 1 [the 2000 FORD F150 driven by Christopher Brandt] had drove through standing water, spun out and stopped in the lane 2. Vehicle 2 [the 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT driven by Frank Burns] could not slow down fast enough and struck Vehicle 1 [the 2000 FORD F150 driven by Christopher Brandt].

Injuries

Burns's injuries were serious. Burns was taken by ambulance to St Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2012 Chevrolet Volt with Kansas license plate number 451DVD damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INS insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Another Tow Company.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K210 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009764 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.