Mary Pickering Injured in a Crash on August 22, 2022 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Mary Elizabeth Pickering of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 08:23 AM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Pickering is a 24-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: northbound Interstate 135 at mile marker 7 or Interstate 135 and Central northbound.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Ford Taurus driven by Jamarieus Thomas] was traveling northbound on I-135 when the left front tire developed a flat. The vehicle was stopped partially on the left shoulder and partially in the left lane. Due to heavy traffic, the driver was unable to move the vehicle to the right shoulder or exit the Interstate. Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country driven by Mary Pickering] was traveling northbound on I-135 in the left lane when it struck Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Ford Taurus driven by Jamarieus Thomas].

Injuries

Pickering's injuries were serious. Pickering was taken by ambulance to St. Francis.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country with Kansas license plate number 603MTJ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Happy Hooker.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K435 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-009416 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.