Contacting law enforcement and obtaining an accident report is very important following a car accident.

An accident report delineates all parties involved, their addresses, owners of the vehicles and automobile insurance for each vehicle. Additionally, the investigating officer will have an opportunity to conduct his/her investigation and at times determine who is at fault. Insurance adjusters many times make a determination of fault based on the investigating officer’s findings in the accident report.

If you get into a car accident call law enforcement even if the property damage is not significant or if you don’t feel any pain at the time. You may feel pain days after and if so documentation on how the accident happened will be beneficial.