Jackie Leanne Stewart of Cherryvale, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 07:30 AM in Labette County, Kansas. Stewart is a 41-year-old woman.
The crash happened here: U400 Highway mile marker 394.2 or 7 miles west of Parsons.
In the crash, Stewart was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Saturn Vue driven by Jackie Stewart] and 3 were stopped on U400 in the construction zone at a stop sign flagger. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Dustin Searles] was East bound on U400. Vehicle 1 [the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Dustin Searles] struck Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Saturn Vue driven by Jackie Stewart] in the rear causing Vehicle 2 [the 2005 Saturn Vue driven by Jackie Stewart] to strike Vehicle 3 [the 2007 Pontiac G6 driven by Trinity Schlegel].
Injuries
Stewart's injuries were serious. Stewart was taken by ambulance to Freeman Joplin Mo. Med Flight.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the 2005 Saturn Vue with Kansas license plate number 546RKM damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Progressive Insurance insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Smethwick & Sons. It was taken to Parsons.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K422 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-003812 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.