If you were to be involved in a serious vehicle accident, who would you want to have as your emergency contact? It may not be the most pleasant thing to think about but it’s important to have the name of someone you trust available. If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to strongly consider having a name on hand.
Florida drivers are not legally required to have an emergency contact listed on their license, but there are perhaps few reasons why you wouldn’t want to have one. With factors like Florida’s notoriety for its not so experienced drivers and the seemingly random storms in the afternoons, driving is always a risk.
First responders across Florida can access a program called the Florida Crime Information Center, or simply FCIC. With the FCIC, law enforcement officers can look up a driver’s license and information using those computers you may have seen in police vehicles. This information all pertinent contact information and, if it’s been added, the information for the driver’s emergency contact.
There are scenarios where a driver may sustain an injury so serious that they are unable to tell the first responder the information for the next of kin or who to contact.
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