With beautiful beaches and entertainment attractions, Myrtle Beach is a popular destination for tourists. But increased traffic also results in more collisions, and an accident can leave you with painful injuries, vehicle damage, lost income, and more challenges.
One of the first steps to addressing your damages is acquiring a copy of your car accident police report and reviewing it with a personal injury lawyer. If there are any lingering questions about how the accident occurred, or you feel something on the report needs to be corrected, we can investigate to gather more information.
We’ll help you learn about how the accident happened, answer your questions, and outline your options for seeking compensation.
If you or a loved one need help with a car accident police report, please contact the CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm for a free consultation. We’re always available to assist you with your car accident or other personal injury case.
Where Can I Get My Myrtle Beach Police Department Car Accident Report?
The Myrtle Beach Police Department does not maintain car accident records for in-person pickups. If you visit the police station, they will provide you with an FR-50 form and instructions on how to mail it to the South Carolina DMV (SCDMV).
For many people, it may be simpler to go through the SCDMV’s website, where you can also access the FR-50 form. You can take it to your local SCDMV office during regular business hours.
Be sure to bring two signed copies of the form, a photo ID, and a form of payment for the $6 fee. The SCDMV accepts cash, checks, money orders, and credit or debit cards.
Alternatively, you can mail your copies of the form to the address below:
SCDMV
Titles Mail-in Unit FR-50
PO Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016-0050
You will need to pay by check or money order, as the SCDMV doesn’t accept cash payments through the mail.
You can also request a report online through the SCDMV’s website after entering your driver’s license number, social security number, and date of birth for identification purposes. Next, you’ll be asked for information about the accident, such as the date, time, and location.
If your report is located, you can usually pay $6 online with a credit card, but occasionally you may have to pay in person. When you have an out-of-state driver’s license, you may not be able to use the online system to request a report.
What if I Didn’t File a Police Report?
South Carolina only requires that you report a car accident if it results in injury, death, or property damage of at least $1,000. Sometimes, if the local police are tied up with other emergencies and your accident seems relatively minor, they may not attend the scene.
When this happens, they will usually suggest you file form FR-309, which can be found online here.
In other situations, the involved parties decide they don’t need to file a report, they exchange information, and they move on. We sometimes meet clients who contact us due to concerns that they should have reported an accident.
Here are a few common situations:
- “It was just a dent. How can it be $3,000 to fix it?” Guessing the cost of vehicle damage or other property damage can be very difficult, and many people underestimate how expensive repairs will be. For instance, a dent on the back of the car can damage the trunk, requiring multiple replacement parts and hours of labor that quickly add up.
- “I felt fine when it happened, but the next morning, when I got up, I could barely move.” This often happens with whiplash or other soft tissue injuries. Frequently, the injured person feels worse the next day or hours later. If you experience any pain in the days following your accident, we encourage you to seek medical care as soon as possible and tell your healthcare provider about the collision.
- “I filed a claim with my insurance company, and they want to know if there’s a police report.” Insurance adjusters like to know how an accident happened. Even if you have Collision coverage for your own property damages, the adjuster may want to recover the costs from the at-fault party through a process called subrogation.
When in doubt, always file a police report. If you didn’t do it at the scene, use the FR-309 form to report it as quickly as possible. The police may still investigate your accident if there is sufficient property damage or if someone was injured.
What if I Can’t Find My Police Report?
If a police officer attended the scene, the local agency may still need to submit a report to the SCDMV. You can check back with the SCDMV’s website after a few days.
Alternatively, a clerical error such as a misspelled name or location error might have made it challenging to find the report. If you’re having trouble locating your police report, your lawyer’s office should be able to help you.
How Can I Get Help With My Car Accident Report?
Please contact the CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm for a free consultation. Our experienced legal team will review your South Carolina police report, answer your questions, and lay out your options for recovering your damages.
There is no obligation, but if you want to move forward with our help, we won’t charge you any fees until we win or settle your case.
Attorney Ali Awad founded the CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm and quickly expanded it into one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country. He and his team have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for injured people and their families with a 99.5 percent success rate.
They also have over twenty years of combined experience in personal injury law. When Mr. Awad isn’t hard at work on a case, he’s posting no-nonsense legal advice for more than a million followers on social media.
Work with the CEO Lawyer today. Call us at (864) 664-3865.
