The State of Kansas is set to receive a $2.6 million federal grant to improve crash data collection.

The Kansas Department of Transportation will receive the grant money to improve and modernize the current system for reporting and collecting data from car accidents across the state. The current system receives reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol's Kansas Law Enforcement Reporting System. However, nearly half of all crash data must be entered manually due to system incompatibilities with many local law enforcement agencies. The funding will enable the Kansas Crash Data System to be rebuilt and integrated with local systems statewide. The project also includes the distribution of 1,000 driver’s license scanners to law enforcement to encourage greater adoption of electronic reporting.

The grant comes from the State Electronic Data Collection Program awarded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.