(a) The driver or the attorney or agent of such driver of a vehicle involved in an accident occurring on the streets of the City resulting in total property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more shall, within five days after such accident file, a written report of such accident with the Police Department.
(b) The Police Department may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in this section to file supplemental reports whenever the original report is insufficient, in the opinion of the Police Department, and may require witnesses of accidents to render reports to the Police Department.
(c) Every police officer who, in the regular course of duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident of which report must be made as required in this section, either at the time of the accident or at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses shall, within twenty-four hours after completing such investigation, file a written report of such accident with the Police Department. (1976 Code Sec. 18-103)