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The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or total property damage to an apparent extent of one thousand five hundred dollars or more shall, within seventy-two hours after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the department.

Police Departments: State and local law enforcement agencies may also be able to provide basic information about a car accident. If you call a local police department, they may be able to tell you if an official crash report listed a person's name as having been involved in an accident in recent days/hours.

In Iowa, you generally have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit or settle your car accident case. This rule is known as the statute of limitations.

Reporting an accident If a law enforcement agency does not investigate the accident, it must be reported on an Iowa Accident Report form. Failure to return an accident report form within 72 hours from the time of the accident may result in suspension of your driving privileges.

Since 2018, the number of traffic fatalities in Iowa has been trending upward from 319 to 337 in 2019, 343 in 2020, and 356 in 2021. Even though the number has increased over the past four years, it is still lower than the 402 fatalities recorded in 2016.

How to access an accident report online: Go to CrashDocs.org and, if necessary, select Iowa as the State and then select Des Moines Police Department as the Agency. Click "Find a Report" Enter Driver or Involved Party's Last Name, Date of Accident, and Report Number (all three fields required) Click "Search"