Columbia Crash Reports

Your Missouri crash report contains important information about your accident, such as the date, time, location, vehicles, drivers, passengers, witnesses, injuries, and damages. You may need your crash report for several reasons, such as:



- Filing a claim with your insurance company or the other driver’s insurance company

- Seeking compensation for your medical bills, property damage, lost wages, and pain and suffering

- Proving liability or fault in a personal injury lawsuit

- Reporting an uninsured motorist to the Driver License Bureau

- Obtaining a traffic accident reconstruction or expert opinion

Your accident document from Missouri is packed with vital details regarding your mishap such as the time and date, location, involved parties, damages and injuries incurred, witnesses, and factors contributing to the accident. This data can aid you when lodging a claim with your insurance provider, seeking redress from the culpable driver, or defending yourself against a lawsuit. Should you opt to pursue legal recourse, your accident document can also act as supportive evidence.

Should you identify any inaccuracies or missing details in your accident document, you are permitted to reach out to the officer responsible for the report to seek amendments. You might be required to present evidence of the correct data, which could be a medical record, a repair estimate, or a statement from a witness. If the officer concurs with the need for correction, they will issue an additional report that will supplement the original one. If the officer is unwilling to amend the report or you can't reach them, you can draft a letter elucidating the error and submit it to the Records Unit. This letter will be appended to the report as a statement expressing your disagreement.

Missouri's legislation stipulates that any party with a personal or property-related stake in an accident document can procure a copy. This includes parties such as drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, property holders, insurance firms, legal representatives, and media entities. Nevertheless, to protect the privacy of the involved parties, certain personal details might be withheld from the report. To procure a copy from the Columbia Police Department, you can visit their website and complete an online request form. You can also apply for a copy via mail or by visiting their Records Unit located at 600 East Walnut Street.