An accident report is important for several reasons in Colorado. First, it provides the name and address of each driver and the name of the driver’s insurance company. Second, an accident report gives a description of how the accident occurred, and the police officer’s opinion as to who caused the collision. Since the officer was not an eye witness, he reaches this opinion be examining evidence at the scene and taking statements from drivers and witnesses. This may include measuring skid marks to determine the speed of the vehicle and noting where the vehicles came to rest. Third, an accident report records other relevant facts such as time of day, weather conditions and road conditions at the time of the accident and where it occurred in Colorado. Call the police immediately no matter where you are in Colorado if you are in an accident and do not delay. If the police are not called at the time of the accident, you can go to the police station and file a statement of what happened. The police typically will not issue a ticket or complete the standard form if they do not respond to the scene of an accident.