It is sometimes necessary to have information on an accident report changed. If the information that the police officer wrote on the report is incorrect, there are steps you can take within the police department to have the report amended. Insurance companies often use accident reports to determine who is at fault after an accident. If there is litigation stemming from the accident, it is important that the police officer's report is correct and complete. It is important to dispute an incorrect police report early and not wait until the insurance company makes the fault determination.
Collect your evidence that the original report is incorrect. This could be in the form of eyewitness statements, 911 call recordings or photographs.
Contact the officer who responded at the scene of your accident. You can find the officer's name and the precinct phone number on the original accident report. Police officers work odd hours, so you may need to call more than once.
Show the officer your evidence and ask him to change the report. Remember that the officer can only put items of fact in the report that he can verify or could verify when he arrived at the scene of the accident. For example, the officer can put the time the accident occurred, but not the speed that the car was going unless he personally witnessed it.
