Mount Pleasant Crash Reports

The Texas Transportation Code states that if a police officer does not investigate an accident that causes injury, death, or property damage of more than $1,000, you have to submit a Crash Report (Form CR-3) within 10 days of the accident. If a police officer does investigate the accident, you do not have to file the report yourself.

You have to file a crash report in Texas when an accident happens that results in injury or death of a person or damage to property of $1,000 or more for any one person. You also have to file a crash report when an accident happens on a road owned and controlled by a water control and improvement district, a private access way or parking area for a business’s client or patron, or a highway or other public place.

You can use the Crash Report Online Purchase System from the Texas Department of Transportation to get a copy of a crash report. The crash reports are confidential and cannot be viewed online by the public. Only people who are authorized, such as the drivers in the crash, their authorized representatives, their insurance agents, or their lawyers, can get a copy of the report.

If you want to get a copy of a crash report from the Mount Pleasant Police Department in Texas, you can go to their website at www.mpcity.net/police and look for the Records and Reports section. You can also call them at (903) 575-4004 or visit them at 501 N. Madison Ave., Mount Pleasant, TX, 75455 .

If you don’t file a police report after an accident in Texas, you could face legal consequences depending on how serious the accident was. If the accident causes or is likely to cause injury or death to a person, you have to stop at the accident scene, give aid, and report the accident to the police. If you don’t do this, it is a criminal offense that can lead to jail time, fines, or both. If the accident only causes damage to a vehicle, you have to stop at the accident scene, exchange information with the other driver, and report the accident to the police if the damage is more than $1,000. If you don’t do this, it is a misdemeanor that can lead to a fine of up to $500.