Karen Hitt Injured in a Crash on August 17, 2022 in Lyon County, Kansas

Karen K. Hitt of Lenexa, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 03:20 PM in Lyon County, Kansas. Hitt is a 32-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I35 MM 142 or 1 mile east of K130.

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

Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Focus driven by Tarrerae Grubb] was northbound on I35. The right lane of Northbound I35 is closed due to construction. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Peterbilt driven by Troy Cunningham] pulled out of the construction lane into the driving lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Focus driven by Tarrerae Grubb] made an avoidance maneuver to not strike Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Peterbilt driven by Troy Cunningham]. Vehicle 2 [the 2016 Ford Focus driven by Tarrerae Grubb] entered the grass median and vaulted over a drainage culvert and came to rest facing east. Vehicle 1 [the 2020 Peterbilt driven by Troy Cunningham] pulled back into the blocked off construction zone.

Injuries

Hitt's injuries were minor. Hitt was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2016 Ford Focus with Kansas license plate number 932MDU damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico Ins. insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Aaa. 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 K24 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-009242 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.