- Employees and volunteers in private or District vehicles, REPORT ANY incident immediately to Risk Management Services (541-790-7673) whether a claim is to be filed or not.
- In addition, the driver (employees and volunteers), must REPORT ANY incident involving 4J vehicles, including rental vehicles, immediately to his/her supervisor and to the 4J Transportation office at (541) 790-7673. Failure to report an accident is a serious violation of the 4J Vehicle Accident policy.
- Fill out an Accident Information Form personally within 24 hours of the accident at the Transportation Department (1938 W. 8th, (541) 790-7474. This form must be filled out by all drivers for any accidents that occur in District-owned, personal or leased vehicles. (If the accident occurred in a District vehicle, there will be an Accident Information Form in the glove compartment.)
- Additional forms for school bus and activity van accidents that involve the transportation of students:
Pupil Transporting Vehicle Accident Report-Oregon Department of Education
If the accident involves more than $1500 in damages, the above Department of Education form and a DMV report has to be filled out:
Oregon Traffic Accident and Insurance Report-Department of Motor Vehicles
Coverages are affected by who is responsible for causing the accident.Contact Risk Management Services for more information about this issue.
