After a crash with an impaired driver

At the scene

1. Call 911. Tell the dispatcher you think the other driver is impaired.
2. Don’t confront the driver.
3. Photograph the scene, vehicles and plates if it’s safe.
4. Get witness names. People often notice signs of impairment.

Afterward

• Get the police report number and the case number for the criminal charge.
• Get medical care and follow through.
• Don’t give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer.
• Write down everything you remember: what you saw, smelled, heard.