Charlotte VanDiver Injured in a Crash on March 19, 2022 in Brown County, Kansas

Charlotte Louise VanDiver of Hiawatha, Kansas was injured on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:50 AM in Brown County, Kansas. VanDiver is a 58-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: US Highway 73 eastbound at mile marker 78.1 or 0.1 mile N of Nighthawk Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Buick Le Sabre driven by Charlotte VanDiver] and Vehicle 2 [the John Deere Tractor driven by Timothy Lehew] were both traveling Eastbound on US73 highway. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Buick Le Sabre driven by Charlotte VanDiver] rear ended Vehicle 2 [the John Deere Tractor driven by Timothy Lehew]. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Buick Le Sabre driven by Charlotte VanDiver] came to rest in the North ditch.

Injuries

VanDiver's injuries were serious. VanDiver was taken by ambulance to Amberwell, Hiawatha.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Buick Le Sabre with Kansas license plate number 994KVH damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Shelter Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Toms Towing.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K145 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-003266 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.