How to get a car accident report in Connecticut
Every rule below is quoted from Connecticut law or a state agency, with a link. Checked September 17, 2026.
The short answer
You can usually get your Connecticut State Police crash report online through BuyCrash.com within about 30 business days of the crash. Reports not yet posted online, or for serious crashes, can be requested through the state's GovQA records portal or by mail. There is a $16 search fee. If a crash injures or kills someone, or damages property, you must stop, help, and give your name, address, license number, and registration number to the other person or a witness. If you cannot do that, you must report the crash right away to a police officer or the nearest police station.
Which agency has your report
The report comes from the agency whose officer came to the crash. On interstates and state highways that is usually the state police or highway patrol. On city streets it is the city police, and outside city limits it is often the county sheriff. Ask the officer for the report number before you leave the scene.
Requesting a state police crash report
You can usually get your Connecticut State Police crash report online through BuyCrash.com within about 30 business days of the crash. Reports not yet posted online, or for serious crashes, can be requested through the state's GovQA records portal or by mail. There is a $16 search fee.
“Many simple motor vehicle accidents may be available online at http://www.BuyCrash.com within thirty business days following the date of the accident.”
Your reporting duties
When you must report to police
If a crash injures or kills someone, or damages property, you must stop, help, and give your name, address, license number, and registration number to the other person or a witness. If you cannot do that, you must report the crash right away to a police officer or the nearest police station.
“shall immediately report such injury or damage to property to a police officer, a constable, a state police officer ... or at the nearest police precinct or station”
Whether you must file your own report
Connecticut does not require you, as the driver, to file a separate written crash report with the DMV. The old law that required that was repealed. If police investigate a crash that kills or injures someone, or causes more than $1,000 in damage to one person's property, the investigating officer must send a report to the state Commissioner of Transportation within five days.
“Section 14-108 is repealed”
Sources on this page
Each one was opened and checked on September 17, 2026.
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