Ruth Edwards Injured in a Crash on March 23, 2022 in Johnson County, Kansas

Ruth Elizabeth Edwards Ma of Kansas City, Missouri was injured on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 03:55 PM in Johnson County, Kansas. Edwards is a 52-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I35 southbound milepost 223.6 or I35 southbound 0.3 miles south of 95th Street.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Ruth Edwards] and Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Brenda Meade] were entering southbound I35 from 95th Street. Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Brenda Meade] slowed for traffic; Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Ruth Edwards] could not stop in time and attempted to avoid Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Brenda Meade] to the right. Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Ruth Edwards] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Brenda Meade] in the left rear quarter panel and entered the right ditch, striking a road sign and chain link fence.

Injuries

Edwards's injuries were minor. Edwards was taken by ambulance to Overland Park Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze with Missouri license plate number CU3F4D damage was unknown. This vehicle was removed by Simple Tow. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K505 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-003455 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.