Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I'm afraid that it's not obvious to me. I was under the impressions that all accidents involving motor vehicles were to be reported, and one falling through the cracks would be the exception.
I've had 5 or 6 fender benders (all more than 20 years ago) and not a one was ever reported or even written up. Here in PDX the police only respond to injury accidents. People calling in fender benders and non-injury accidents are asked to exchange insurance info and stop bothering law enforcement.