(a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the local police department if such accident occurs within a municipality; otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or to the state highway patrol.
(b) Every coroner or other official performing like functions upon learning of the death of a person in his jurisdiction as the result of a traffic accident shall immediately notify the nearest office of the director.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Accidents.
Section 32-10-2 - Duty to Give Information and Render Aid.
Section 32-10-3 - Duty Upon Striking Unattended Vehicle.
Section 32-10-4 - Duty Upon Striking Fixtures Upon a Highway.
Section 32-10-5 - Immediate Reports of Accidents.
Section 32-10-6 - Penalty for Violation of Sections 32-10-1 Through 32-10-5.
Section 32-10-7 - Written Reports of Accidents; Release of Information.
Section 32-10-8 - Accident Report Forms.
Section 32-10-9 - Coroners to Report.
Section 32-10-10 - Garages to Report Accident and Bullet Damage.