(A) The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including, but not limited to, any fire hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole, or electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any tree, traffic-control device, or other property of a like nature located in or along any street shall, within 24 hours after such accident, make a written report of such accident to the Police Department.
(B) Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and a brief description of the property damage in such accident.
(C) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event he shall make a report as required by division (A) of this section within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.
('63 Code, § 3-6.309) (Ord. 2930, passed 4-17-63)