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An Virginia accident or crash report is officially titled as "Commonwealth of Virginia Police Crash Report form FR300-P". It is used by law enforcement officers in Virginia to report traffic crashes to the Department of Public Safety. The details in the report are recorded by the officer who attended the scene of the accident.

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The "Commonwealth of Virginia Police Crash Report form FR300-P"

An Virginia accident or crash report is officially titled as "Commonwealth of Virginia Police Crash Report form FR300-P". It is used by law enforcement officers in Virginia to report traffic crashes to the Department of Public Safety. The details in the report are recorded by the officer who attended the scene of the accident.

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How do I find my accident report in Virginia?

In Virginia, all crash report requests must be submitted by mail, fax, or in person. There is no way to order a crash report online at this time. You have the option of submitting a written report or completing an Information Request Form (CRD 93), along with a payment of $8.00 per crash report requested.
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Requesting an accident report by mail

To request a report by mail, you must either submit a written report or print and complete an Information Request Form (CRD 93).

If you decide to go with a written request, you must include:

  • Crash involvement (e.g., driver, injured person, vehicle owner, etc.)
  • Crash date and time
  • Crash location (street, city/town/county)
  • Driver name
  • Driver's license number (must be provided if the requester was involved in the crash)

Once you have either your written request or Information Request Form (CRD 93), you will need to mail it along with an $8.00 fee per crash report requested in the form of a check or money order to:

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Requesting an accident report by fax

To request a report by fax, you must either submit a written report or print and complete anInformation Request Form (CRD 93). You must include all the information needed for a request sent via mail, with the addition of "License, ID Card and Records Payment Authorization" (form DMS 004).

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Requesting an accident report in person

If you would rather go in person to request your accident report in Virginia, you can do so by visiting your local DMV location. Make sure to bring your completed written request or Information Request Form (CRD 93)along with cash, check, money order, or credit card to pay the $8 crash report fee. As long as your report is available, this is the quickest way to get an accident report as you should be able to get it that same day.

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Facts about traffic accidents in Virginia

Each year, Virginia releases the previous year’s crash facts to the public. According to the 2019 report, there were a total of 128,172 crashes that occurred in Virginia. Of those cases, 827 of them were fatal calculating a fatality rate of .93 per 100 million miles driven. In Virginia, the most common related factor for crashes is speed with 24,739 crashes in 2019 being speed-related. Additionally, 7,048 of the crashes in 2019 were alcohol-related resulting in 264 fatalities.

Virginia Accident Reports - FAQ

There are two ways to obtain an accident report in Virginia. The first is through their Information Request Form (CRD 93) in which you’ll have to fill it out with the following information:

  • Requestor information
  • Indication of your involvement in the crash
  • Crash date
  • Time of crash
  • Crash location
  • City/county/town where crash occurred
  • Driver name
  • Driver license number
  • Passenger information

However, if you prefer to do a written request, you must include the following:

  • Crash involvement (e.g., driver, injured person, vehicle owner, etc.)
  • Crash date and time
  • Crash location (street, city/town/county)
  • Driver name
  • Driver's license number (must be provided if the requester was involved in the crash)

According to § 46.2-380 of the Code of Virginia, the DMV will only release a complete crash report to persons involved in the crash or to their authorized representatives. This includes the following:

  • Driver
  • Passenger
  • Injured person
  • Personal representative of any person involved (e.g., conservator, executor, next of kin, etc.) of person injured or killed
  • Attorney representing any person injured or involved
  • Authorized representative of an insurance company
  • Parent or legal guardian of a minor (under age 18) injured or killed

However, individuals not involved in a crash may still be able to obtain some information. In accordance with § 46.2-379 of the Code of Virginia, DMV may disclose some information from a police crash report (FR300P) on request of any person allowed under another federal or state law to obtain such information.

The information that may be provided to those not involved in a crash could be:

  • Date, time, and location of the crash
  • Name and address of each driver
  • Name of each vehicle owner
  • Name of each injured person
  • Name of each witness
  • Name of one investigating officer

If you want to file a car accident report in Virginia, you can fill out the Voluntary Report of a Crash form (FR 200). The reasons to complete this report are listed at the bottom as either you believe the other vehicle was uninsured or the other vehicle owner was unknown. Once completed, it can be mailed to:

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