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Accident fault is decided by the insurance company, not the police officer who filed the police report.  Though these reports are taken into consideration, they do not exclusively determine fault.  The insurance adjustors from each company with an involved party will follow the same format to determine fault.  One of the more crucial factors in this equation is driver attention.   

Which driver was distracted, did not see the other driver coming, or was not prepared enough to avoid the accident?  After driver fault is determined and all parties have settled on the percentage of fault, damages, including bodily injury and property damage, are determined.

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