Samantha Ramirez Injured in a Crash on March 21, 2023 on the Kansas Turnpike

Samantha Ramirez of Kansas City, Kansas was injured on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11:13 AM on the Kansas Turnpike. Ramirez is a 36-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: I70 417.4 Wb (Wyandotte County).

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2015 FORD EXPLORER driven by Samantha Ramirez] traveled to the right and struck Vehicle 2 [the 2021 Volvo Semi driven by Jacques Martin] in the diesel tanks. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 FORD EXPLORER driven by Samantha Ramirez] then traveled left. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 FORD EXPLORER driven by Samantha Ramirez] struck the concrete barrier wall and then traveled on top of the wall for approximately 29 sections.

Injuries

Ramirez's injuries were minor. Ramirez was taken by ambulance to Ku Med.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Ford Explorer with Kansas license plate number 657LHN damage was not functional. This vehicle was insured. STATE FARM insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Santa Fe.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K136 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-002932 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.