Leilani Manene Killed in a Crash on July 14, 2023 in Wallace County, Kansas

Leilani Manene of Spokane, Washington was killed on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:45 AM in Wallace County, Kansas. Manene is a 24-year-old woman.

The crash happened here: U.s. Highway 40 milemarker 25.9 eastbound or 8 miles east of Sharon Springs.

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

Vehicle One was Eastbound on U.S. Highway 40. Vehicle One left the roadway to the South. Vehicle One overcorrected and came back on the roadway. Vehicle One lost control and went into the South ditch, overturning an unknown number of times.

Injuries

Manene's injuries were fatal. Manene was taken by ambulance to Koons-Russell Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2011 Gmc Savana with Washington license plate number C36316T damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Brotherhood Mutual insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by S&M Repair. The police also said, "10 Juveniles were present in the vehicle, juvenile records are protected data."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K217 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2023-007491 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.