Reporting the accident — South Dakota Permit Test

Reporting the accident on the South Dakota permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

After an accident, get the names and addresses of all people involved, and any witnesses, including injured persons.

Without names, nobody can later say who saw what, and an honest driver can end up blamed.

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

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

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

A driver who drives off without the other car's details can be stuck paying for the damage alone.

Exchange information with other drivers involved in the crash.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

After an accident, record any damage to the vehicles involved in the crash.

Damage not written down at the scene can later be argued about, or added, by someone else.

Record any damage to the vehicles involved in the crash.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

You must contact the police if there is an injury or a death, and the law requires you to give the police information on the accident at the time of the accident.

Details given days later are lost or mixed up, and police cannot check a scene that has been cleared.

The law requires you to give the police information on the accident at the time of the accident.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

After an accident, notify your own insurance company as soon as possible.

Waiting weeks to tell your insurer can leave you paying for a claim it would have covered.

Notify your own insurance company as soon as possible.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

If you are injured and unable to complete the accident report, someone may file it for you.

A driver in the hospital should not be in trouble for a report they could not fill out themselves.

If you are injured and unable to complete the report, someone may file it for you.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60

On the test

Whose names and addresses should you get after an accident?

Everyone involved and any witnesses. Without names, nobody can later say who saw what, and an honest driver can end up blamed. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.60: “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 South Dakota Driver License Manual, published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.