When to report an accident

Any accident must be reported when it results in:

• Injury or death of a person
• $1,000 or more total damage to property owned by any one person
• Damages of $200 or more to government property (except motor vehicles)

Call the police immediately. They will report it for you. If they cannot file the report, you will need to file one on your own.

To file an accident report, complete a Wisconsin Driver Report of Accident form (click the link to download from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation).

 MV4002 (125 KB).

If the accident is NOT a Hit-and-Run, mail the completed form to:

If the accident IS a Hit-and-Run, mail the report to:

Traffic Bureau
Madison Police Department
211 S. Carroll Street, Rm. GR-21
Madison, WI 53703-3303

An accident entry will be put on the record of each driver shown on the accident report. Accident entries remain on the driver record for 4 years from the date of the accident.