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Indio, California Car Accident Reports

If you were involved in an auto accident in Indio, California you might be filing a claim. After a motor vehicle crash, you must obtain a copy of your Indio accident report as soon as possible, for insurance purposes. At AccidentReports.com, we can help you obtain a copy of your crash report online, for your records.

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  • 8Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Fatal crashes in Indio, 2024

  • 8Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Deaths in Indio fatal crashes, 2024

  • 0.2%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024

  • 75%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (6 of 8)

    Of fatal crashes with a known time happened between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Crash-level figures are from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, the latest year published; the file can still be revised.

Indio quick facts

Indio quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Indio, taken from NHTSA publications.

  • Fatal crashes, 2024: FARS records 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths in Indio.
  • Latest fatal crash in the 2024 file: Oct 29, 2024, on INDIO BLVD at TAMARISK AVE, Riverside County.

Figures come from NHTSA; the 2025 numbers are early estimates and NHTSA revises them in early 2027, and the 2024 crash-level file can still be revised.

How fatal crashes happened in Indio

The bars count Indio's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.

Fatal crashes by type, Indio, 2024

Angle 3
Single vehicle: Curb 2
Single vehicle: Pedestrian 1
Front-to-Front 1
Single vehicle: Pedalcyclist 1

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

Indio Accident Reports

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Crash Report Form-01‐2704A R11- What is it?

Private citizens in Arizona are not required to file a crash report, however, a police officer that responds to the scene of an auto accident is required to fill one out if:

  • The accident resulted in death
  • The accident resulted in injuries
  • Vehicle damage or property damage exceeded $1,000
  • If a citation was issued

You must remain at the scene of the accident until law enforcement arrives. After you’ve spoken to the responding police officer, you will be cleared to leave. During this time, the police officer will ask you a series of questions regarding the events that led up to the accident and will obtain your personal information. All of this information will be documented in the accident report.

If you were involved in an auto accident and it meets the conditions mentioned above, a police officer must fill out an accident report. In most cases, they will be required to complete the form within twenty-four hours.

The crash report will contain the following information regarding traffic collisions:

  • Date and time of the accident
  • Location of the accident
  • Property damage descriptions

Identifying information regarding all of the parties involved including witnesses, such as:

  • Proof of insurance
  • Vehicle ownership and registration
  • Phone number, address, and full names of all parties involved

The form will also include a narrative description concerning the facts surrounding the accident, as well as a simple diagram of the accident scene, the police officer’s name, identification number, and police agency.

Agencies serving Indio

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Where fatal crashes happened in Indio

Each dot is a fatal crash in Indio, California from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020 to 2024, placed at the latitude and longitude the investigating agency reported. The map shows 40 crashes and 40 deaths; the few crashes coded to Indio, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fatal crashes402020–2024
People killed4022 more injured
After dark58%23 of 40 crashes
Pedestrians killed1538% of deaths
Deadliest hour2a–3a4 crashes
  • Where crashes cluster
  • One fatal crash

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. 1Indio Blvd6 crashes6 deaths
  2. 2Monroe St5 crashes5 deaths
  3. 3Fred Waring Dr3 crashes3 deaths
  4. 4Ave 422 crashes2 deaths
  5. 5Ave 482 crashes2 deaths

When fatal crashes happen

The deadliest hour is 2a–3a and the deadliest day is Sunday. 58% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.

Show as a table
HourSunMonTueWedThuFriSatAll
12a–1a00010001
1a–2a00000101
2a–3a21000014
3a–4a00010001
4a–5a10001002
5a–6a00000011
6a–7a00000000
7a–8a00002002
8a–9a00110002
9a–10a00000000
10a–11a00000000
11a–12p10000001
12p–1p10000001
1p–2p21000003
2p–3p10000001
3p–4p00000000
4p–5p00000314
5p–6p10000203
6p–7p00110002
7p–8p00010001
8p–9p10000023
9p–10p01100002
10p–11p01000001
11p–12a01200014

People hurt in these crashes

40 people died and 22 more were injured, including 15 pedestrians and 3 cyclists killed.

  • Killed40
  • Serious injury11
  • Minor injury7
  • Possible injury4

Everyone involved in these fatal crashes, by the most serious injury recorded.

Vehicles involved

Cars were in the most fatal crashes; motorcycles and mopeds were in 4.

  • Car21
  • SUV15
  • Pickup truck8
  • Large truck6
  • Motorcycle or moped4

Every vehicle in these fatal crashes, by body type.

Source: NHTSA FARS Annual Report Files 2020-2024 (accident.csv), 2020–2024. Fatal crashes only (FARS covers every crash in which someone died within 30 days); an intersection is listed when two or more fatal crashes were reported at the same pair of roads. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.

Indio Fatal Car Crashes on Record

These are fatal crashes in Indio recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths in Indio that year; the table lists all of them, newest first. The 2024 file is NHTSA's Annual Report File and can still be revised. A dash means the field was not reported or the crash happened outside city limits.

Indio fatal crash records

8 crashes, 2024
Case numberCountyCityCrash dateTimeRoad / HighwayCollision typeFatalities
62796RiversideIndioOct 29, 202418:55INDIO BLVD at TAMARISK AVEAngle1
63118RiversideIndioOct 1, 202423:14FRED WARING DR at MADISON STSingle/non-collision: Curb1
61632RiversideIndioSep 1, 202417:24INDIO BLVDFront-to-Front1
62231RiversideIndioAug 17, 202402:41SR- 111Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist1
61525RiversideIndioAug 14, 202408:20AVENUE 48 at HJORTH STAngle1
61452RiversideIndioJul 22, 202423:36SR-111Single/non-collision: Curb1
61288RiversideIndioFeb 21, 202400:30SR-10 INDIO BLVDSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
61129RiversideIndioFeb 4, 202402:44MONROE ST at SHADOW PALM AVEAngle1

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

Questions

Frequently asked questions

You can get a copy of your Indio police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Indio Police Department. The Indio Police Department offers two ways to request your collision report.

In-Person

You can visit the Indio Police Department in person during regular business hours to request your traffic crash report. You must pay the accident report fee, fill out a Records Request Form, and show your valid photo ID. The Indio Police Department is located at: Indio Police Department Records Bureau46-800 Jackson StreetIndio, CA92201
Business Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You must call the Indio Police Department before you attempt to pick up your report to determine if your report has been approved and processed.
Phone: (760) 391-4057

Online

Visit the Indio Police Department’s website to learn how to obtain your crash report online.

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