Frank Newton Injured in a Crash on January 12, 2023 in Jefferson County, Kansas

Frank Newton of Topeka, Kansas was injured on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 10:14 AM in Jefferson County, Kansas. Newton is a 50-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U24 milepost 375 westbound or three tenths of a mile miles east of Clark Rd.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Dodge Dakota driven by Frank Newton] and Vehicle 2 [the 2011 Freightliner driven by Michael Teeter] were Westbound on U24. Vehicle 1 [the 2002 Dodge Dakota driven by Frank Newton] rear ended Vehicle 2 [the 2011 Freightliner driven by Michael Teeter]. Both vehicles came to rest in the passing lane of U24.

Injuries

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

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Dodge Dakota with Kansas license plate number 632RRL damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Dairyland insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Standard Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K145 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-000413 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.