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The answer is surprisingly simple; if you're looking to make an insurance claim in Texas, you don't actually need a police report. However, it can often be beneficial to have one.

For instance, in Texas, you are required to file the crash report if the accident results in fatal injuries, death, or property damage worth $1,000 or more. Failing to file the crash report could result in serious repercussions including penalties of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment.

Ideally, you will call law enforcement from the scene of the accident so they can collect any information or physical evidence that may help catch the hit and run driver. ing to the statute of limitations in Texas, you have two years to report a hit and run accident as a crime to law enforcement.

Technically, the CR-2 Blue Form No Longer Exists! Texas law used to require you to fill out the Blue Form if the following things occurred in an accident: There was an injury or death, or. there appears to be more than $1,000 worth of damage to either party's property, and. the police did not fill out a report for you.

You must file this report if the crash resulted in injury, death or property damage exceeding $1,000. You will have to file this report only if the police did not visit the scene of the crash and file their own report. You have until 10 days after a crash to file this report with TxDOT.

Under Texas law, police are required to file an official report for any accident that causes death, injury, or over $1,000 in damages. If you're asking “should I call the police after a minor car accident?” then the answer is generally still yes.