Ricky Brown Injured in a Crash on October 22, 2021 in Johnson County, Kansas

Ricky Wayne Brown of Wellsville, Kansas was injured on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 04:38 PM in Johnson County, Kansas. Brown is a 57-year-old man.

The crash happened here: I35 215.4 northbound or 500 feet south of 151st Street.

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

Vehicles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were northbound on I35 in the number 2 lane. Vehicles 2, 3, 4 and 5 were stopped in heavy traffic. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Maverick Adams] attempted an evasive maneuver but struck the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Subaru WRX driven by Drake Chrisjohn]. Vehicle 2 [the 2015 Subaru WRX driven by Drake Chrisjohn] struck the rear of Vehicle 3 [the 2013 Ford Escape driven by Michael Lord]. Vehicle 3 [the 2013 Ford Escape driven by Michael Lord] struck the rear of Vehicle 4 [the 2016 BMW 535 Series driven by Federico Arenas]. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Maverick Adams]s evasive maneuver went into the number 3 lane, then over corrected back to the number 2 lane where it struck Vehicle 5 [the 2014 Kia Sportage driven by Ricky Brown].

Injuries

Brown's injuries were minor. Brown was taken by ambulance to Overland Park Regional Health Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2014 Kia Sportage with Kansas license plate number 158BNY damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Kidds Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K181 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012642 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.