Wyoming Accident Reports: Highway Patrol, WYDOT and Fees

Who Has Your Wyoming Crash Report

WYDOT’s Highway Safety office in Cheyenne keeps crash reports from all law enforcement agencies in Wyoming, so a Wyoming Highway Patrol accident report, a city police report and a sheriff’s report can all be ordered from the same desk. W.S. 31-5-1105 sends crash notice to city police inside a town and to the nearest Highway Patrol office or the county sheriff elsewhere, and the investigating officer writes the report. Campbell County’s sheriff also tells people that Highway Patrol crash reports can come from the local patrol office, which in the Gillette area answers at (307) 682-3550.

Ordering a report from WYDOT. WYDOT’s pages name no online portal, so requests go by phone at (307) 777-4450, by email to [email protected], or by mail to WYDOT, Attention: Highway Safety, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009. Give the case number if you have it, the agency that took the report, the name and date of birth of someone involved, the crash date and a vehicle VIN, plus your own email and phone. Say whether you want the copy on paper, by email or by fax.

Each crash report costs $3.00, plus a $2.50 service fee if you pay by credit card. WYDOT also takes a money order or a check made out to WYDOT, and payment is due when you make the request. You can mail it or drop it off in Cheyenne. WYDOT’s request pages post no turnaround time.

Not sure which agency took your report, or would you rather skip the paperwork? We can get a copy of your report for you at no cost.

Police Reports From Wyoming Cities and Counties

Some Wyoming departments send crash report requests straight to WYDOT, and others release their own copies. Start with the department that responded to your crash:

Bear in mind that the Laramie and Natrona County rows come from general records pages with no separate crash report process, so their fees are police report fees.

What Wyoming Drivers Must Report

Since July 1, 2025, a Wyoming driver must give police immediate notice only when a crash injures or kills someone, or leaves a vehicle too damaged to drive normally and safely. House Bill 25 (HB0025) made that change to W.S. 31-5-1105, and the old $1,000 property damage trigger is gone. Notice goes by the quickest means available to the local police department inside a city or town, and otherwise to the nearest Highway Patrol office or the county sheriff.

Wyoming has no crash report form for drivers. Under W.S. 31-5-1106(c), the investigating officer sends the written report to WYDOT within 10 days for crashes that meet the same injury, death or disabled-vehicle test. The law that once had drivers file written reports was repealed in 2013. Cheyenne police offer a Delayed Accident Report form, which the department describes as an information exchange between drivers; it is not a police report.

Wyoming Insurance and Fault Rules

Wyoming’s minimum liability limits are $25,000 for injury or death of one person, $50,000 for two or more people in one crash and $20,000 for property damage, under W.S. 31-9-102(a)(xi).

Uninsured motorist coverage must be included in every liability policy on a Wyoming vehicle unless the named insured rejects it, with bodily injury limits tied to those same minimums (W.S. 31-10-101). Once it has been rejected, a renewal policy does not have to include it unless you ask for it in writing.

Fault can be shared. Under W.S. 1-1-109, an injured person can recover damages if their share of the fault is not more than 50% of the total, and the award shrinks by their own percentage. Above 50%, they recover nothing.

Claims against the state, a city or a county fall under the Governmental Claims Act. W.S. 1-39-113 requires an itemized written claim, signed under oath, within two years of the act or omission. State claims go to the general services division of the Department of Administration and Information, and local claims go to that government’s business office, such as the county or city clerk.

Wyoming Traffic Deaths by the Numbers

Wyoming’s count of total crashes fell by more than a fifth in 2025, and WYDOT’s report claims that drop is likely the result of reduced crash reporting after the July 2025 law narrowed the reporting threshold.

Wyoming Crash Guides by City and County

Coverage from Wyoming’s towns and counties is collected here:

County accident news: Laramie County · Natrona County · Uinta County · Sweetwater County · Campbell County · Teton County · Carbon County · Fremont County

We also track risky intersections and highway spots around the state in our Wyoming intersections page.

Help After a Crash

1. Local Accident Reports. After a crash, we can connect you with local help, from doctors and body shops to injury attorneys. You can contact our team any time you want after a crash.

1. Wyoming Crime Victims Compensation. Run by the Division of Victim Services for victims and families with no other way to pay the costs of a crime. A crash counts for the program only when the driver broke Wyoming’s DUI law or caused the injury recklessly or on purpose. Apply through a local victim service provider; 307-777-7200 or toll free 888-996-8816. Program details

1. MADD Wyoming. Free support for people hurt by drunk or drugged drivers and their families, including help with crime victims compensation. Cheyenne office 307-225-6233; 24-hour help line 877-MADD-HELP (877-623-3435).

1. 988. Call or text 988 any time for crisis support.

1. Trauma centers. The state’s trauma list names no Level I center. Its two Regional Trauma Centers are Wyoming Medical Center in Casper and Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, with Area Trauma Hospitals in Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Rock Springs and Sheridan, per the Department of Health’s trauma center designation page.

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