How To Request A Wyoming Car Accident Report
Use the crash report request channel for the collision record and keep driving-history and data requests separate.
Sources Checked October 4, 2026 General Information
Wyoming offers several transportation records services, but they do not produce the same document. A crash report concerns a particular collision. A driving record summarizes a person’s driving history. A crash data request is designed for research information. Before paying, check what an insurer, lawyer or other recipient actually needs. Then use the matching WYDOT program and keep the request details so you can follow up efficiently.
Start With Highway Safety For The Crash Report
WYDOT’s Requesting Crash Reports page directs requests to Highway Safety. It asks for the case number if available, the name of a person involved, the crash date, your email address and your phone number. Contact Highway Safety at 307-777-4450 to make a request or obtain instructions. If you lack a case number, explain what information you have rather than substituting an unrelated insurance claim number.
The page also provides a mailing route: Wyoming Department of Transportation, care of Highway Safety, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Use the current official instructions when preparing the request. Identifying the Highway Safety unit matters because Driver Services uses the same street address for a different records function. A correctly addressed envelope still needs to identify the program and record you are requesting.
Check The Fee And Payment Method
The posted crash report fee is $3, with a $2.50 service fee when paying by credit card. WYDOT says payment is due at the time of the request. It accepts major credit cards, money orders and checks payable to WYDOT; mailed or dropped-off payments are described on the page. Confirm the current arrangement with Highway Safety before sending a payment or personal information through a channel you have not verified.
Retain a copy of your request, payment confirmation and the contact information used. Ask how the report will be delivered and how to follow up if it does not arrive. The request page does not promise a universal processing time, so this guide does not supply one. An investigation or missing identifying information may require follow-up. Record the agency’s actual response rather than treating an estimated date as a guaranteed completion deadline.
Do Not Order A Driving Record By Mistake
WYDOT’s separate Driving Records page lists a $10 record fee and different identity and authorization instructions. That service concerns a driver’s history, not the full account of an individual collision. The page describes categories of convictions, uninsured accidents and other entries retained for specified periods. Those history periods should not be used to infer how long every photograph or investigation document will remain available.
For a written driving-record request, follow that page’s signature requirements; it says computer-generated or electronic signatures are not accepted for the request form. Requests for another person’s driving history require the proper authorization process. Do not assume involvement in the same crash automatically gives access to every personal record. If you need both documents, make separate requests and label the resulting files by record type.
Keep Individual Reports Separate From Research Data
The WYDOT Crash Data page serves researchers and safety partners seeking data or analysis. It asks for a research description, requested information and a time range. That service is useful for a statistical project but does not replace the Highway Safety request for your collision report. A statewide crash count cannot establish what happened in one event or supply the officer’s narrative for an insurance claim.
If a local police department or sheriff investigated, retain the department name and local incident number as well. Ask Highway Safety and the investigating agency which office holds a needed supplement, photograph or recording. The existence of a report does not establish that every related item is included in the purchased copy. Describe the requested material specifically and preserve the response, including a statement that an item is unavailable.
Review The Received Record Carefully
Check names, vehicle information, date and location before sharing the report. Note a factual discrepancy with the relevant page and supporting information, and ask the investigating agency about its correction or supplement procedure. Preserve the original and any later version. Keep your own observations separate from what another driver or witness reportedly said, especially when the report summarizes accounts the officer did not personally observe.
Place the report in a file with scene images, witness contacts, repair documents and insurer correspondence. It is evidence, not a payment decision. Wyoming’s insurance consumer information page explains that the regulator cannot decide fault or force an insurer to pay. If a dispute remains, identify the precise disagreement and the additional material needed to evaluate it instead of assuming the report alone ends the claim process.
Official Sources
These agency and legislative sources support the state-specific information above. Check the current agency instructions before making a request.
- Requesting Crash ReportsWyoming Department of Transportation
- Driving RecordsWyoming Department of Transportation
- Crash DataWyoming Department of Transportation
- Consumer InformationWyoming Department of Insurance
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