Lyana Toppins Injured in a Crash on March 21, 2023 in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Lyana J Toppins of Wichita, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 07:40 PM in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Toppins is a 79-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: K96 at milepost 291.8 westbound or K96 westbound at Hillside.

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

All vehicles were Westbound on K96. Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Toyota Prius driven by Dae Song] came to a stop in Lane 1. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Jeep Cherokee driven by Zachary Fox] attempted to yield for Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Toyota Prius driven by Dae Song] and was struck by vehicle 3[the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Lyana Toppins] in the rear, causing Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Jeep Cherokee driven by Zachary Fox] to strike Vehicle 1 [the 2012 Toyota Prius driven by Dae Song]. Vehicle 2 [the 2018 Jeep Cherokee driven by Zachary Fox] then struck a retaining wall.

Injuries

Toppins's injuries were serious. Toppins was taken by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban with Kansas license plate number 74331 damage was yes. This vehicle was insured. American Family Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Arrow Wrecker. It was taken to Tow Lot.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K11 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-002950 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.