Crystal Bumgardner Injured in a Crash on March 01, 2022 in Butler County, Kansas

Crystal Louise Bumgardner of Eureka, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at 02:40 PM in Butler County, Kansas. Bumgardner is a 58-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: Central & Village in El Dorado or K254 westbound milepost 25.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 driven by Crystal Bumgardner] was in the left turn lane to turn North on Village Rd. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ford Escape driven by Bernice Weber] was Westbound on Central. Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 driven by Crystal Bumgardner] began to turn, failing to yield for Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ford Escape driven by Bernice Weber]s right of way. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Ford Escape driven by Bernice Weber] struck the rear passenger side bumper area of Vehicle 1 [the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 driven by Crystal Bumgardner].

Injuries

Bumgardner's injuries were minor. Bumgardner was taken by ambulance to Susan B. Allen Memorial.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with Kansas license plate number 952FTS damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland Towing. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K182 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-002444 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.