Gerry in this case we wanted a report to state the other driver was at fault.  
 
I once was in an accident where I was driving around a corner in the winter and next thing I know here comes a car sideways at me. She barely nipped my front bumper with the rear of her car. She   goes in the ditch good.   I then pull the lady out of the ditch, her car is cracked up pretty good.  My truck is older and a small red scrape  on the bumper does not bother me in the least.   We exchange info.   Think nothing of it and go on my way.  Call my insurance company and they say Mrs "smith's " company already called them and she claimed  I ran her off the road and it was my fault.   It took a while to sort it out.   In the end since we both had the same company  they decided to lay equal blame and any damage to our vehicles would be covered by our own policies.  My damage buffed out so I did not care.  A cop should have seen that where the cars hit that she ended up in the ditch facing the wrong way she was spinning when she struck me.  That's why I call the cops do't trust anyone now

It's unfortunate that people will say and do anything to exculpate themselves.  Even if the police respond the other party may still claim you were at fault.  Insurance adjusters are skilled in accident reconstruction and would be able to tell from the damage to the vehicles who was giving the most accurate depiction of what occured.  Some police agencies (state police, NYC) do not routinely do a DMV 104A unless there is physical injury involved or a liability issue.  If the damage to either vehicle is less than $1000.- no police report is necessary.  No injuries but more than $1000.- in damage all parties must report the accident within ten days to DMV.  It has become common practice for police to issues summons based upon the reconstruction of the scene and not based upon personal observation of the cited infraction.        

Your right Gerry.   The officer that responded told me the same thing.  He issued no tickets and told us we would have to fill out the 104a in 10 days.   He did fill a report though because our car was crushed.  He also stated he would testify in our behalf if needed to even though he did not write a ticket.  He stated it was their policy to only give  tickets if there was bodily injury or if a law was broken. In our case the lady just pulled out in front of my wife, it was an accident.
 

My twenty four years in law enforcement tells me the officer was being lazy.  A vehicle and traffic law was broken, Failure to yield right of way and unsafe entering.  Believe it or not the insurance companies want the responding officer to affix blame.  They would rather you be angry with the officer than with the insurance company.

He did actually affix blame to the other driver, he just did not write a ticket.  I read his report after and it stated  "Driver 2 entered the roadway and failed to yield the right of way to driver 1".   The other drivers insurance took responsibility without an issue.  I asked him his reasoning behind not writing the ticked and stated my concerns on who was at fault and he told me he would affix blame on his report and that a ticket was not needed to affix blame.   He then said the other driver already had to deal with the accident, being at fault and having her insurance go up, so why throw a ticket on top of it.  
I was quite mad at first at the length of the wait , but the first words out of his mouth were "  I am very sorry it took so long for me to get here, is everyone OK"   That set the tone as I could tell he was sincere and just having a rough day himself.   All was good and I was satisfied with the outcome.

Clint,wish that cop would have handled my wifes accident several years ago when she totaled our car.She made a mistake in judgement it seems and then had to pay a fine on top of it.Luckily no on was hurt,won't go into details but cop had no compassion.

People drink beer all day, smoke weed, and drive drunk because its cool you whiner. I'd fish next to a drunk stoned guy than a whiney center .

People drink beer all day, smoke weed, and drive drunk because its cool you whiner. I'd fish next to a drunk stoned guy than a whiney center pinner.

Snagger.

Reading into it, sometimes beer and fishing go together.. However, I wouldn't and it probably not a good idea on the SR. Besides, don't they have no alcohol beverage signs in those public parking lots? thought I seen them last time I was up there. Anyway, with almost everybody carrying  smartphones and all the hotheads a drunk or stonehead would fail the test easily if there happened to be a confrontation, I wouldn't think it a good idea partying on the SR.Just too **** risky. Wish I could get up there but nobody is interested down here..lol