Accidents

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office covers roughly 500 square miles of land with approximately 1000 miles of roadway. The Sheriff’s Office investigates all types of accidents on gravel roads, county roads, city roads and 4 major state highways.

According to Iowa Code, 321.262, accidents must be reported to law enforcement in a timely matter. It is the policy of the Sheriff’s Office that if you leave the scene of an accident and call to report the accident later, NO accident report will be completed. The Sheriff’s Office is unable to properly investigate it at the time of the accident so only a Call-For-Service will be created.

Press releases with limited information concerning an accident are released to the media.

Anyone requesting a copy of the accident report must contact the Iowa Department of Transportation as detailed below.  A driver's exchange accident report may be obtained through the Sheriff's Office, this report is not the full report and contains limited information regarding the accident.

OFFICER’S REPORT:    A copy of the officer’s report of an accident costs $4.00. State law allows these reports to be given only to persons involved in the accident, their attorney, insurance companies or insurance agents. To obtain a copy of the report, send a written request with the date of the accident, time, location, names and driver's license numbers of the drivers involved.

Mail your request to:

        Iowa Department of Transportation                                                                                                                                                       

        Office of Driver Services

        P.O. Box 9204

        Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9204

Obtaining limited information of an accident

For limited information regarding an accident, such as date, time, specific location, and immediate facts and circumstances, contact:

         Iowa Department of Transportation

         Office of Driver Services

         P.O. Box 9204

         Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9204

         E-mail: ods@dot.iowa.gov

         1- 800-532-1121 (toll-free in Iowa)

DOT accident reports are confidential under Iowa Code section 321.271