Reporting a crash — Connecticut Permit Test

Reporting a crash on the Connecticut permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Get the names and addresses of everyone involved in the crash and of any witnesses, including the injured.

Memory of a crash fades within hours, and a witness who drives off cannot be found again.

Get the names and addresses of all people involved in the accident and any witnesses, including injured persons.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.41

Exchange your name, address, driver's license number, vehicle information and insurance company and policy number with the other drivers involved.

Each of those is something an insurer or a court will ask for, and the roadside is the only place to get it.

Exchange information with other drivers involved in the crash; name, address, driver's license number, vehicle information (license plate, make, model, and year of vehicle), and insurance company and policy number (if available).

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.41

If you hit a parked vehicle and cannot find the owner, leave a note where it can be seen with the date and time of the accident and how the owner can reach you.

The note is what turns leaving the scene from an offense into a proper report of it.

leave a note in a place where it can be seen with the date and time of the accident and information on how the owner can reach you

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.41

You must report the accident to police if there is an injury, a death or property damage.

Property damage alone is enough to trigger the duty, so a crash with no injuries is still one the police hear about.

You must report the accident to police if there is an injury, a death or property damage.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.41

On the test

Whose names and addresses should be collected after a crash?

Everyone involved and any witnesses. Memory of a crash fades within hours, and a witness who drives off cannot be found again. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.41: “Get the names and addresses of all people involved in the accident and any witnesses, including injured persons.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Connecticut Driver's Manual, published by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.