Washington
Accident Reports

If you were involved in an auto accident, you can obtain your Washington police report instantly by searching the crash report information center on AccidentReports.com.You can also obtain a copy of your report from your local police department in person or by mail. Unfortunately, email requests are not available at this time.

In-Person

If you know which law enforcement agency filed your Washington crash report, and/or have the report number given to you by the police officer who filed the report, you can visit the Department’s Records Unit in person and fill out a Records Request Form. You must also pay the required fee at that time.

By Mail

You can visit the Police Department’s website and print the Records Request Form and mail it to the Records Unit with the appropriate fee.

• The time, date, and location of the auto accident
• The name of the responding law enforcement agency and name and badge number of the reporting law enforcement officer
• A description of personal injuries
• A description of vehicle damage and other types of personal property damage
• The names and contact details of all parties involved
• Accident type (pedestrian accident, motorcycle accident, semi-truck accident, head-on collision, bicycle accident, etc.)
• Cause of auto accident (debris on road, drunk driving, reckless driving, etc.)
• Any arrests made or citations issued (DWI, DUI, speeding, etc.)
• License plate numbers
• Vehicle identification number
• Driver’s license numbers
• Insurance policy information
• A diagram of the car crash site

Washington and New Jersey accident reports are available for $10.50 per copy.

In most cases, it can take ten to twenty business days before your report is available from the police department. If there is an ongoing investigation, the accident involved a fatality or significant property damage, an incident report may not be available for several weeks or months.

If you were involved in an automobile accident that a Washington State Trooper responded to, you must obtain a copy of your Washington accident report. A crash report is filed by the state trooper after they have investigated an auto accident. This report contains essential information that can help accident victims as they take steps to recover financial losses after an accident.

Filing an Insurance Claim 

Traffic collision reports can also strengthen claims against insurance companies or a personal injury lawsuit if you were involved in an accident that was not your fault.Most law enforcement agencies will require accident victims to pick up their crash reports in person or wait for the report to arrive in the mail. This can be time-consuming and stressful for the accident victim, especially if they have been seriously injured in the accident and/or their vehicle was totaled in the crash.