Lora Koepsel Injured in a Crash on May 31, 2022 on the Kansas Turnpike

Lora Leeann Koepsel of Council Grove, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 07:00 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Koepsel is a 49-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I335 166.4 Nb (Shawnee County).

In the crash, Koepsel was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX driven by Levi Koepsel] was northbound in right lane. A truck tractor / semi trailer passed in the left lane. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX driven by Levi Koepsel] went onto the right shoulder and overcorrected across both lanes of travel, hitting the inside barrier wall. Vehicle 1 [the 2016 CHEVROLET EQUINOX driven by Levi Koepsel] came to rest in the left lane.

Injuries

Koepsel's injuries were serious. Koepsel was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox with Kansas license plate number 343FZC damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. STATE FARM insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Darrells.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K24 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-006115 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.