Car accidents

clseale13

If you've ever gotten in a fender bender, did the cops come out? I've been in 2 accidents myself and several with other people and the cops have come every single time. There's a girl in ML that said in LA the cops don't come out unless someone is hurt. A girl from Boston I think, said they won't come unless there is an injury or the lanes are blocked. I don't get how that works with insurance.

Anyway, someone in the post said this:

"Muffin0:

In FL police wont come unless there is an injury. If you need to file a report you can go into the station and pick one up."

WTF? Anyone? I have lived in Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee & Jacksonville and never has this been the case.

Martiza

I have been in two fender benders and the police came every time. I believe they send the Community Service Officer before the actual Police Officer now in Duval county. I've never heard of reports being filed that way.

cakenbake

Everywhere I know of, the police have to show, although usually it's a courtesy officer like pp said. I think they're just confused as to what the standard is.

I do know that many counties will send an officer to take a report, but won't investigate any further unless there are injuries. But they still respond in case there is an issue. 

Soon2BMrsSikes

I've been in just a couple of rear enders with no damage and one accident where a Hummer and I hit each other and my mirror broke off and none of us called the cops at any of them.

I guess if there had been more damage (like enough to call the insurance company) we would have called the cops and had them come out.

ClaireDunphy

I've been in 3 accidents & all 3 times the police have responded. Only 1 included an injury & the injury was discovered AFTER the police arrived.

luckyinlove11902

ClaireDunphy:

I've been in 3 accidents & all 3 times the police have responded. Only 1 included an injury & the injury was discovered AFTER the police arrived.

My accident in FL was the same way. The police came and then pointed out that I was injured when they got there. My SC accident was pretty major and they took me out on a backboard and put me in an ambulance so the police were definitely there right away. I was also run off the road by a tractor trailer on 95 in SC and hit the Guard rail in the median. The tractor trailer didn't stop but a cop came out and filed a report even though there were no injuries.

Kristin&Kelly09

I have been in 2 fender benders (in Tallahassee) and both times a cop came to the scene to file a crash report.