Diane Evel Injured in a Crash on December 15, 2021 in Lane County, Kansas

Diane F Evel of Utica, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 02:43 PM in Lane County, Kansas. Evel is a 53-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: K4 at milepost 35 eastbound or two tenths of a mile mile west of Wichita Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mack Truck driven by Dacota Kimber] was traveling Eastbound on K4 when it collided with Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Western Star Truck driven by Daniel Baker], which caused Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mack Truck driven by Dacota Kimber] to overcorrect and crash into Vehicle 3 [the 2018 Ford Explorer driven by Diane Evel]. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mack Truck driven by Dacota Kimber] then side swiped Vehicle 4 [the 2020 Peterbuilt Semi Tractor driven by T Houser], causing Vehicle 3 [the 2018 Ford Explorer driven by Diane Evel] to hit Vehicle 5 [the 2007 Volkswagen Eos 2-door passenger car driven by Ernest Clark]. Vehicle 1 [the 2007 Mack Truck driven by Dacota Kimber] came to rest in the South ditch.

Injuries

Evel's injuries were serious. Evel was taken by ambulance to Ness County Hospital.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2018 Ford Explorer with Kansas license plate number EVEL damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Flatlands Garage. It was taken to Tow Yard.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K456 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-015095 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.