Key Items if you are involved in a vehicle accident:
-1st – Are you OK and how is the other driver(s)?
-If injuries call 911 to ask for medical attention
-Are the vehicles able to drive/move?
-If so get them to the side of the road to a breakdown lane, exit or access road.
-If not driveable get to a safe location. If it is a highway or interstate, It is not safe to stand in-between the vehicles.
-Get to a safe location and away from traffic as much as possible regardless.
-Contact your Tech Supervisor to inform them you were in an accident, the severity, and your injuries sustained.
-Call 911 and ask for a police officer to respond and perform an accident report
-NOTE- Police will not respond to an accident to make a report UNLESS these conditions exist: Invalid or no DL or Insurance, a driver appears to be under the influence, a driver is acting violent, a vehicle has substantial damage, nor drivable and/or airbag deployment, if injuries are acted or mentioned. If any of these are the case, you MUST tell the police dispatcher the reasoning to have an officer respond. If not, they will advise to exchange information and move on.
-FYI: Texas Transportation code does state: Title 7; Subtitle C; Sec. 550.062. OFFICER’S ACCIDENT REPORT. (a) A law enforcement officer who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident shall make a written report of the accident if the accident resulted in injury to or the death of a person or damage to the property of any one person to the apparent extent of $1,000 or more.
-Don’t speak of your actions to the other driver or admit fault. If you feel you are not at fault, it is advisable to turn a recording on your phone and place it in your shirt pocket to capture statements from the other driver. If the Police respond, only advise of facts of the occurrence of the accident, don’t admit any fault! Allow the police to make that decision.
-Exchange information of your DL and Insurance card and ask for a good contact number. Take a picture of both and inspect the information.
-Does the insurance dates show valid and match the vehicle and driver information?
-Does the Drivers License show valid?
-If witness(s) pull over, get their information to be contacted if the police don’t respond. If they pull over and leaving without giving information, try and get a license plate number to add to your report.
-If your vehicle is not drivable, when the wrecker shows up on the scene, advise the wrecker driver we need the vehicle towed to the office. A manager can pay for the tow once it is at the location.
Take pictures!
-Take pictures of the damage on both vehicles and of every side of the other vehicle(s), one showing the license plate, and of the street(s) and area to tell a story.
Send an email to Fleet@guinco.com and HR@guinco.com (once you are capable)
-Include the details of date, time, where, lane, the direction of travel, what happened (facts), police report number (if responded), witness(s), how many occupant(s) in what vehicle type(s), if injury(s) or mention of injury(s), and all pictures.
-If the police did not respond, will need to fill out and print a “blue form” CR-2 accident report to place on file.
Communicate any further injury(s) and if needed seek medical attention, your body may be in shock and pain not felt until after.
