Katherine Smith Injured in a Crash on July 10, 2023 in Jackson County, Kansas

Katherine E. Smith of Muscotah, Kansas was injured on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 07:40 PM in Jackson County, Kansas. Smith is a 45-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: U75 at 190th Road southbound, or U75 4 miles south of Holton.

In the crash, Smith was a passenger. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2022 Subaru Legacy driven by Donald Debarge] was Eastbound on 190th Road. Vehicle 2 [the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Thomas McLaughlin] was Southbound on U75. Vehicle 1 [the 2022 Subaru Legacy driven by Donald Debarge] failed to yield to Vehicle 2 [the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Thomas McLaughlin] and both vehicles collided in the intersection.

Injuries

Smith's injuries were minor. Smith was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis with Illinois license plate number 843143 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Boonies Wrecker.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K145 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-007347 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.