COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The weather and worsening road conditions has prompted the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) to go on “accident alert status” as of 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
This means minor traffic accidents in the City of Colorado Springs will not garner a police response.
According to CSPD, all traffic accidents can be cold-reported or reported online with the following criteria:
- No fatality or injury requiring medical attention and transport to a hospital by ambulance was sustained by any person(s) involved in the crash
- No driver involved in the crash is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
- All drivers are present with license, registration, and insurance information
- No driver left the scene before exchanging the necessary information
- No damage to public property such as a street sign or utility pole has occurred
Drivers can either pick up a traffic accident report form at any of the police department substations or go online to cspd.coloradosprings.gov > report a Minor Traffic Accident.