Oklahoma rider crash kit

If you can do it safely, call 911, accept medical care, photograph the vehicles, final resting positions, skid marks, traffic controls, road surface, debris, and visible injuries, and get names and numbers for witnesses.

Do not repair, sell, clean, or throw away the motorcycle, helmet, jacket, boots, gloves, camera, phone, or other gear. Their condition may help a qualified investigator or expert evaluate contact points, impact direction, visibility, and possible injury mechanisms; the items do not establish speed, force, fault, medical causation, or case value by themselves.

If a recorded statement is requested, write down who contacted you, whom they represent, the claim number, the policy or claim involved, and what they asked. Your own policy may create duties that differ from another driver's insurer.

Save the request and seek case-specific advice promptly before refusing or answering while hurt or unsure. Keep a running list of treatment, diagnoses, missed work, bills, liens, and symptoms that change over time.

Make one private index while names, locations, and document labels are still fresh. Separate what you personally observed from what a witness, report, photograph, recording, or message says. For every item, note who supplied or holds it, the date received, the original filename or document label, and where an untouched copy is kept.

A collision report, a DPS or OHP record, and OHP video or 911 audio may use different request paths. Use the records guide for the current route. Begin identifying lawful private video sources and preserving the motorcycle and gear before an official record arrives.