Accident document checklist

Put your car accident paperwork in one review-ready checklist.

After a crash, important records can end up in portals, glove boxes, email threads, claim apps, repair shops, and hospital billing systems. This organizer helps injured drivers gather the basics before requesting a free review.

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Five-step accident document organizer

  1. Create a one-page timeline. Write the accident date, city/state, road or intersection, treatment dates, insurance claim date, repair/tow dates, missed-work dates, and important follow-up tasks.
  2. Group records by source. Separate police/crash report items, photos, insurance messages, medical records, medical bills/EOBs, vehicle-damage paperwork, transportation receipts, and work/paycheck records.
  3. Keep request confirmations. Save portal screenshots, record-request confirmations, mailed-request copies, claim numbers, bill account numbers, repair estimate IDs, and names of people you spoke with.
  4. Write what is missing. If you do not have a report number, bill, EOB, repair estimate, work note, or witness contact yet, write down where it may come from and when you plan to request it.
  5. Use the secure review form when ready. Share the facts you know now: state, ZIP, accident timing, attorney status, fault details, injury/treatment status, and a short description.

For treatment paperwork

Organize medical visits, bills, prescriptions, imaging, follow-up instructions, and missed-work notes after an accident.

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For insurance paperwork

Keep claim numbers, adjuster communications, coverage notices, settlement/denial letters, and repair or medical records in one folder.

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For repair and towing records

Gather repair estimates, total-loss letters, tow/storage invoices, photos, rental receipts, and transportation costs.

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Avoid these mistakes

  • Do not treat this checklist as legal, medical, insurance, repair, employment, tax, or financial advice
  • Do not assume any document proves fault, injury severity, coverage, qualification, reimbursement, wage recovery, claim value, or guaranteed compensation
  • Do not send private medical or claim details to partner businesses; use ARC's secure free-review form instead
  • Do not delay urgent medical, legal, insurance, or financial decisions because of this informational page