Jocelyn Castillo Injured in a Crash on August 05, 2021 in Lyon County, Kansas

Jocelyn Castillo of Emporia, Kansas was injured on Thursday, August 05, 2021 at 04:24 PM in Lyon County, Kansas. Castillo is a 19-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I35 milepost 129 southbound or I35 southbound one tenth of a mile miles west of K99.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Jocelyn Castillo] was attempting to merge onto I35 Southbound from the 130 onramp. Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Jocelyn Castillo] had to slow down due to traffic. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Edge driven by Denise Klopfenstein] was Southbound on I35 and came upon slower traffic. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Edge driven by Denise Klopfenstein] had to maneuver to the right to avoid the slower traffic. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Edge driven by Denise Klopfenstein] then rear ended Vehicle 1 [the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Jocelyn Castillo].

Injuries

Castillo's injuries were minor. Castillo was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze with Kansas license plate number OOZEROO damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by K & S. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K133 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-009356 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.