Trent Townsend Injured in a Crash on May 10, 2023 in Decatur County, Kansas

Trent Townsend of Oberlin, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 02:42 PM in Decatur County, Kansas. Townsend is a 56-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U36 milepost 83.5 westbound or 1.4 miles east of U83.

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

Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Ford Escape driven by Susan Brown] and Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Mack Truck CH Series driven by Trent Townsend] were Westbound on U36. Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Ford Escape driven by Susan Brown] was catching up to Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Mack Truck CH Series driven by Trent Townsend] and tried to pass Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Mack Truck CH Series driven by Trent Townsend]. Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Mack Truck CH Series driven by Trent Townsend] began to make a left turn. Vehicle 1 [the 2013 Ford Escape driven by Susan Brown] struck Vehicle 2 [the 1999 Mack Truck CH Series driven by Trent Townsend] on the left side of the truck. Both vehicles traveled South off the highway and came to rest in the South ditch in a windbreak.

Injuries

Townsend's injuries were possible, including complaints of pain. Townsend was taken by ambulance to .

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1999 Mack Truck Ch Series with Kansas license plate number 36579 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. KCamp Insurance insured this vehicle. The police also said, "pulling a 2000 REDR Trailer bearing KS 36551. Neither vehicle was towed."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K130 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-004926 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.