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Sergeant Jerry Burns explains when drivers must file crash reports
Summary
In a Traffic Tip Tuesday segment, Sergeant Jerry Burns outlined when collisions must be reported to police, distinguishing private-property incidents from roadway crashes and explaining the $2,000 damage threshold and use of an online crash-report form.
Sergeant Jerry Burns said in a Traffic Tip Tuesday segment that drivers involved in collisions in Lake Havasu do not always need to involve law enforcement and described when a formal police crash report is required. "A private property collision is just that," Burns said, adding that crashes in private lots — for example, a store parking lot — are handled by the drivers exchanging information.
Burns explained why some crashes still need documentation: dispatch can send a link to drivers through…
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