EMS were on scene to attend minor injuries resulting from a two-vehicle collision on Friday. In fact, the Weyburn Police Service also received reports of three other minor vehicle collisions throughout last week.

While some were simple lapses in judgment, one incident resulted in a driver leaving the scene and directly reporting it at the police station

“Once in a while, of course, emotions often run high in collisions, where your vehicle has been damaged, especially if you believe you're not the party at fault,” explained Deputy Police Chief Rod Stafford with the WPS. “If that happens, then, rather than risk getting into a further confrontation that may even lead to a physical confrontation, preferably they would call the police and we could be there within a minute or two.”

He said if both vehicles are able to be driven and there are no suspicious circumstances, exchanging information doesn't have to involve the police.

“Whether you do it directly, whether you call the police and we go, or whether you come down to the police station, either one meets the requirements to get the information for the insurance company, so they can process the claim and make a determination of fault,” Stafford said.

As the Traffic Safety Act requires both parties of an accident to exchange insurance information, Stafford shares what's required of those involved in minor motor vehicle collisions.

“If both vehicles are drivable, if both vehicles are plated in Saskatchewan, and you don't suspect any reason to believe the other driver is a suspended driver or under the influence of alcohol or drugs or something, the law is perfectly fine with both people exchanging driver's license numbers, plate numbers, contact information, for the purposes of working with their insurance company,” he said.

The driver in an incident reported on February 11th simply forgot to put their vehicle into ‘park’.