Auto Accident Checklist
December 26th, 2007
Use this form in case of an auto accident. The form should be filled out at the scene or shortly after leaving the scene.
The Accident:
Date of accident______________________
Time_________________
Location of accident __________________
Type of road (grade, curve, etc.) ______________________
Speed of your car just before accident __________________
Speed of other car just before accident __________________
Direction of your car ____________________
Direction of other car ____________________
Were you turning? ______________________
Was other driver turning? _________________
Did the other driver signal properly (with arm, horn, lights, etc.)? ___________________
If at night, were other vehicle’s lights on? _______
How far away from you was the other car when you first saw it? ____________________
Other pertinent facts:
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The Other Driver and His or Her Car:
Name:___________________________________
Street Address:_____________________________
City__________________________ State __________ Zip ______
Vehicle registration/year/license number________________________
Make/model of car_________________________ Year___________
Driver appear to have been drinking?__________________________
Any statement made by other driver as to cause of accident:
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Passengers in Other Car:
Name:_________________________________________
Address:________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________
Address:________________________________________
All Possible Witnesses to Any Fact:
Name:___________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________
Name:____________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
Conditions Noted Immediately after the Accident:
Position of your car after accident ____________________________
Position of other car after accident____________________________
Location of any tire marks, blood, broken glass, dirt, etc. on road or side of road ____________________
Location of point of impact in relation to center of road or some physical object ___________________
Did your car skid? _______________
If so, how many feet?___________________________
Did other car skid? _______If so, how many feet?______________
Road conditions_____________________
Traffic conditions____________________
Weather conditions___________________
Traffic controls (traffic lights, stop signs, etc.) _________________
Place of impact on other car _____________________________
Name/address of wrecker that removed other car _____________
Other conditions that affected accident:
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Information Produced By the South Carolina Bar Association
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