Deborah Frans Killed in a Crash on December 26, 2022 in Leavenworth County, Kansas

Deborah Lynn Frans of Atchison, Kansas was killed on Monday, December 26, 2022 at 07:10 PM in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Frans is a 61-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: the Intersection of U73 & 179th Street.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Kyle White] was traveling Eastbound in the Westbound lanes of U73. Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Ford Escape driven by Deborah Frans] was traveling Westbound on U73. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Kyle White] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Ford Escape driven by Deborah Frans] head on. Vehicle 1 [the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Kyle White] came to rest on the shoulder of the Eastbound lane. Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Ford Escape driven by Deborah Frans] came to rest in the Westbound lane.

Injuries

Frans's injuries were fatal. Frans was taken by ambulance to First Call.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2005 Ford Escape with Kansas license plate number 314NUE damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. GEICO insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Heartland Tow. 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 K470 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-014821 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.