Ok, You Ve Had a Motor Vehicle Accident

to the ORIM within 48 hours. Complete the Please contact Risk Management & Safety at x- Hopefully, the following will help explain your Std 270 as soon as possible, and, if 4502, or [email protected], if you responsibilities. obtained, include the police report number. have any questions or comments. You are the state driver and it is immediately Have your supervisor review the Std 270 and following the accident. sign it. Your supervisor must also complete a Std 274 (State Driver Accident Review). If Notes: ALL ACCIDENTS: damage is only to a state vehicle and the  Determine, and as repair estimate is less than $1,000, the Std. necessary, obtain immediate medical 274 is not sent to ORIM.

assistance for anyone involved in the  Immediately send the accident. original Std 270 and Std 274 to University  If any police authority, Police with a copy to Risk Management & University Police, or California Highway Safety. Patrol (CHP) is present, obtain a police If you are contacted by the other driver, their report number, if one is completed. insurance company or their attorney, give the  At the accident scene, do caller no written or recorded statements and

not admit fault or make any promises that refer them to Risk Management & Safety. the state will pay for any damages. Make no ACCIDENT OCCURS ON OR NEAR CAMPUS: Report comments or statements regarding the the accident to University Police immediately. accident to anyone except the investigating (750-4567 or if serious, 9-1-1) police authority, your supervisor, Cal State San Marcos Risk Management & Safety ACCIDENT OCCURS AWAY FROM CAMPUS:

staff, or an identified representative of the 1. Report the accident to your immediate State’s insurance adjuster. supervisor as soon as reasonable. If you are driving a campus or state vehicle, 2. If you are driving a campus vehicle, there should be a Std 269 card in your glove report the accident as soon as reasonable compartment, which you may use to write to the University Police. down as much information as you can. Tear off the perforated part and give it to the other 3. If you are driving a rental vehicle on driver so he/she will know who you are and campus business, you must report the how to contact us. accident to the rental provider and follow For more information: their instruction for handling the vehicle.  If there were injuries to non-state 4. If you are driving a privately-owned http://www.orim.dgs.ca.gov/Publications/default. parties, or if the other party suffered htm significant property damage, report the vehicle, your personal insurance is primary, so you need to report the accident to your accident to the Office of Risk and Insurance http://www.csusm.edu/accounting_travel/ Management (ORIM) by telephone at (916) insurance provider as well as to the campus, as outlined above. 376-5302. On week-ends call (800) 900- http://www.csusm.edu/rms/rm.htm 3634 and leave a voicemail message with a telephone number where you may be Refer all inquiries from the other party or reached the next business day. their representative to Risk Management & The above article is based upon information prepared by the State of Safety (760) 750-4502. California’s Office of Risk & Insurance Management and CSU  All accidents involving Northridge. any state-owned vehicle or any vehicle used for state business are to be reported OK, YOU’VE HAD A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, SO NOW WHAT HAPPENS?

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