Collisions — Kentucky Permit Test

A Kentucky driver involved in a collision stops their vehicle at or near the collision scene and remains with it until a law enforcement officer arrives and has questioned everyone involved.

Leaving before the officer arrives turns a collision into a much more serious offense.

Remain with the vehicle until the law enforcement officer arrives and has questioned everyone involved.

In a Kentucky non-injury accident the law says to move the damaged vehicles to the shoulder of the roadway.

A damaged car left in the lane is what the next crash happens against.

In accordance with Kentucky law, when involved in a non-injury accident move the damaged vehicles to the shoulder of the roadway.

A Kentucky driver in a collision gets the names and addresses of all people involved and any witnesses.

The witness who drives away is the one nobody can find afterwards.

Get the names and addresses of all people involved in the collision and any witnesses.

A Kentucky driver records the other operator's name, address and driver license number, and the license plate, VIN, make, model and year of all vehicles.

The plate and the VIN are what identify the car when the details on paper turn out to be wrong.

License plate number, VIN, make, model, and year of all vehicles.

If a Kentucky collision involves a parked vehicle, a driver who cannot find the owner leaves a note with their name, address, driver license number, license plate number, and the date and time.

A note with all five things on it is the difference between an accident and leaving the scene.

If you cannot, leave a note where it can be seen and include in the note your name, your address, your driver license number, your license plate number, along with the date and time of the collision.

A Kentucky driver in a collision causing property damage over $500 that no officer investigated must file a written report with the Kentucky State Police within ten days.

Ten days is short, and nobody sends a reminder.

Any person who is involved in an automobile collision resulting in any property damage exceeding $500 in which an investigation is not conducted by a law enforcement officer, shall file a written report of the accident with the Kentucky State Police within ten (10) days of the collision.

The Kentucky threshold for a civilian collision report is property damage exceeding $500 where no law enforcement investigation is conducted.

Below that figure, or with an officer at the scene, there is no report for the driver to file.

Any person who is involved in an automobile collision resulting in any property damage exceeding $500 in which an investigation is not conducted by a law enforcement officer

A Kentucky driver should not complete a civilian collision report if the collision was investigated by a law enforcement officer.

Two reports for one collision is worse than one, and the officer's is the one that counts.

Do not complete a civilian collision report if the collision was investigated by a law enforcement officer.

What does Kentucky require of a driver involved in a collision?

Stop at the scene and remain until an officer has questioned everyone. Leaving before the officer arrives turns a collision into a much more serious offense. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.56: “Remain with the vehicle until the law enforcement officer arrives and has questioned everyone involved.”