What you should do if you are involved in a crash If you are involved in a crash, you must stop. If you are involved in a crash with a parked vehicle, you must try to locate the owner. If any person is injured or killed, or property damage exceeds $1000, a driver must notify police immediately. If there is injury or death resulting from a crash it is a crime for a driver to leave a crash scene before police have talked to the drivers and received all the information they need about the crash. You may want to carry a basic emergency kit that has flares and first aid supplies in your vehicle. At the Crash Scene • Stop your vehicle at or near the accident site. If your vehicle can move, get it off the road so it does not block traffic. • Do not stand or walk in traffic lanes. You could be struck by another vehicle. • Turn off the ignition of wrecked vehicles. Do not smoke near wrecked vehicles. Fuel could have spilled, • If there are electrical wires down, do not go near the wires. • Make sure that other traffic will not be involved in the crash. Use flares or other warning devices to alert traffic of the accident, but again, be aware of any spilled fuel or fuel leaks. Assisting the Injured • First, help anyone who is immobile or unconscious. Check for breathing, then check for bleeding. • Get help. Make sure the police and emergency medical or rescue squad have been called. If there is a fire, tell the police when they are called. • Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning car or in other immediate danger. Moving an injured person can make the injuries worse. • If there is bleeding, apply direct pressure directly on the wound. Even severe bleeding can almost always be stopped or slowed by using pressure on the wound. • Do not give injured persons anything to drink, not even water. • To help prevent an injured person from going into shock, cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm. Reporting the Crash • Get the names and addresses of all the people involved in the accident and any witnesses. Also make sure to get the names and addresses of any injured persons. • Exchange information with other drivers involved in the crash. (Name, address, driver license number, vehicle information (license plate, make, model and year of vehicle), and insurance company and policy number if available). • Record any damage to the vehicles involved in the crash. • Provide information to the police or other emergency officials if requested. • Should the crash involve a parked car, try to find the owner. If you cannot, leave a note in a place where it can be seen with information on how the owner can reach you and the date and time of the accident. • You must report the accident to the Office of Driver Services division of the Department of Finance and Administration if there is an injury, a death, or property damage in excess of $1000 to one person’s property. Accident forms are available at Office of Driver Services offices or from most insurance agents. You must file the report within 30 days of the accident. If you are injured and unable to complete the report, someone may file on your behalf. *This information was taken from the Arkansas Driver’s License Test Study Guide. We also suggest you print off a copy of our “Accident Report Form” and keep it in the glove box of all your vehicles in case you ever have an accident. Click on this link to download the form:crash.pdf | 
