Carrie Steimel Injured in a Crash on December 23, 2021 in Brown County, Kansas

Carrie Beth Steimel of Horton, Kansas was injured on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:10 AM in Brown County, Kansas. Steimel is a 46-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: westbound Kansas Highway 20 at mile marker 10, or westbound Kansas Highway 20 at King Fisher Road.

In the crash, Steimel was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Ford Explorer driven by Cory Herbers] was traveling Westbound. Driver 1 [Cory Aron Herbers] lost control of the vehicle due to an ice patch. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Ford Explorer driven by Cory Herbers] traveled into the ditch and overturned.

Injuries

Steimel's injuries were minor. Steimel was taken by ambulance to Hiawatha Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2021 Ford Explorer with Kansas license plate number 983NWX damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Hook Up Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K278 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015429 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.