Chance Bender Injured in a Crash on October 17, 2021 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Chance M Bender of Council Grove, Kansas was injured on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 12:08 AM in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Bender is a 25-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I70 at milepost 344.3 westbound or 9 miles west of topeka on I70.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Ford Taurus 4-door passenger car driven by Chance Bender] & Vehicle 2 [the 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by Daniel Dick] were Westbound on I70. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Ford Taurus 4-door passenger car driven by Chance Bender] was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by Daniel Dick] in the rear. Driver 1 [Chance M Bender] lost control and Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Ford Taurus 4-door passenger car driven by Chance Bender] entered the center median where it rolled multiple times. Vehicle 2 [the 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by Daniel Dick] pulled off onto the Westbound shoulder.

Injuries

Bender's injuries were serious. Bender was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail Health - Topeka, Ks.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1996 Ford Taurus 4-Door Passenger Car with Kansas license plate number 394JAN damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Shawnee Auto Towing. It was taken to Tow Lot.

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 2021-012393 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.