Kayla Njoku Injured in a Crash on January 07, 2022 in Leavenworth County, Kansas

Kayla L Njoku of Dillon, Montana was injured on Friday, January 07, 2022 at 09:43 AM in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Njoku is a 43-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: U-73 southbound at milepost 20 or just north of Hollingsworth Road.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic] was traveling Eastbound on Hollingsworth Road. Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Nissan Maxima driven by Kirsten Smith] was traveling Southbound on U.S.73 in the number two lane. Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Dodge Durango driven by Kayla Njoku] was traveling Southbound on U.S.73 in the number one lane. Driver 1 [Anne Kucenic] failed to stop for a posted stop sign and pulled out in front of Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Nissan Maxima driven by Kirsten Smith] and Vehicle 3 [the 2015 Dodge Durango driven by Kayla Njoku]. Driver 2 [Kirsten R Smith] swerved in attempt to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic]. Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Nissan Maxima driven by Kirsten Smith] struck Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic] in the left rear quarter panel. This caused Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic] to rotate to the North. Driver 2 [Kirsten R Smith] was also swerving to avoid Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic]. Vehicle 2 [the 2009 Nissan Maxima driven by Kirsten Smith] struck Vehicle 1 [the 2016 Lexus RX driven by Anne Kucenic] in an off set head on.

Injuries

Njoku's injuries were minor. Njoku was taken by ambulance to St. Johns.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Dodge Durango with North Carolina license plate number PAA6076 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. USAA insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Logan Auto Repair And Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K284 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-000321 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.