60-695.

Peace officers; investigation of traffic accident; duty to report; Department of Transportation; powers; duties.

Any peace officer who investigates any traffic accident in the performance of his or her official duties shall, in all instances of an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or in which estimated damage equals or exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars to the property of any one person, submit an original report of such investigation to the Department of Transportation within ten days after each such accident. The department shall have authority to collect accident information it deems necessary and shall prescribe and furnish appropriate forms for reporting.