Heather Kolde Injured in a Crash on August 21, 2022 in Shawnee County, Kansas

Heather Kolde of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 11:28 AM in Shawnee County, Kansas. Kolde is a 36-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: U24 at milepost 359 or NW Hodges Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Tristyn Boxberger] and 2 were traveling Eastbound on U24. Vehicle 3 [the 1993 Chevy Mail Truck driven by Shawn Adams] was traveling Westbound. Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Heather Kolde] was stopped waiting to turn North onto NW Hodges Road. Vehicle 1 [the 2017 Ford Edge driven by Tristyn Boxberger] rear ended Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Heather Kolde]. Vehicle 2 [the 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Heather Kolde] was pushed into the Westbound lanes and struck by Vehicle 3 [the 1993 Chevy Mail Truck driven by Shawn Adams] head on.

Injuries

Kolde's injuries were minor. Kolde was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2004 Toyota Highlander with Kansas license plate number 161PXF damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K151 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-009390 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.