Elena Williams-Mendoza Injured in a Crash on March 21, 2023 in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Elena Williams-Mendoza of Omaha, Nebraska was injured on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 08:41 AM in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Williams-Mendoza is a 58-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: Interstate 635 at mile marker 0.4 southbound (just north of the Interstate 635 and Interstate 35 Interchange).

In the crash, Williams-Mendoza was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Honda Accord driven by Flor Erazo] and Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Lincoln Town Car driven by Elena Williams-Mendoza] were traveling Southbound on I-635 in the number three lane with light rain and wet roadways. Upcoming traffic slowed quickly, Vehicle 1 [the 2006 Honda Accord driven by Flor Erazo] struck the rear of Vehicle 2 [the 2007 Lincoln Town Car driven by Elena Williams-Mendoza].

Injuries

Williams-Mendoza's injuries were minor. Williams-Mendoza was taken by ambulance to Ku Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2007 Lincoln Town Car with Nebraska license plate number WGK210 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Geico insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Alandon Tow.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K181 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-002918 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.