What to do if You are Involved in an Accident

• Your safety is the first and most important thing to look for. Be Safe and Watch for Traffic!!
• Do not stand in the roadway without some type of safety features. This could be road flares, traffic cones or someone wearing a traffic vest to direct traffic around the scene.
• Determine if there are any injuries, if so, Do Not Move Vehicles or Injured Parties and immediately notify 911 and be prepared to tell them the following:
  1) Exactly where the accident location is.
  2) Your name, address and phone number.
  3) Nature of injuries.
  4) If there are any utilities involved, i.e., power lines, fire hydrants, etc.
• You may provide first aid but unless absolutely needed, do not move them as you may cause greater injury.
• Try to keep all parties calm and in a central location. Same thing applies for witnesses.
• If a witness cannot wait for the police to arrive, you do not have the authority to detain them.
• If possible, have them write down their name, address, home and work numbers. It would also help to ask them to write a brief statement of what they saw.
• Do not get involved in arguing with the involved parties or witnesses about who is at fault or make any inflammatory statements.
• If there are no injuries and the cars are drivable, move them out of the roadway to a safe location such as a parking lot or a side street.