Huron County OPP is aiming to improve public safety and create efficiencies for drivers involved in property damage collisions with the introductions of a pilot Collision Reporting Centre.
The Centre opened up yesterday, October 4th, with an objective to provide a safer, quicker and more convenience way for drivers to report collisions that involve property damage.
The Collision Reporting Centre is located at the Huron County OPP Detachment located at 325 Albert Street in Clinton, Ontario. The hours are 8 am until 4 pm Monday to Friday excluding holidays.
The Centre is for collisions involving property damage and where no injuries are sustained by any of the involved parties. This eliminates the need to call for police attendance.
Drivers involved still must exchange driver’s license, vehicle and insurance information with the other involved driver. If the combined damage is estimated over $2,000 you are required to report the collision.
By calling the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 drivers will be provided with detailed information on what they need to do and where they can go to report a collision.
The cases in which a driver MUST contact police and an officer attend the scene if a collision occurs include:
- any injuries or death
- a driver failed to remain at the scene
- any vehicle carrying dangerous goods
- any suspected criminal activity (impaired driver, stolen vehicle)
- any driver that refuses to cooperate with the required exchange of information
- any municipal, provincial or federal vehicle
- damage to the highway property or private property
- a cyclist or pedestrian
- a vehicle is blocking a live lane(s) and can’t be moved
- police attendance is requested at the scene by any involved driver(s).
