Can something I said at the scene be used against me?

This is one of the more useful things to understand about Florida crash law, and it's rarely explained.

Florida's accident report privilege keeps statements made for the purpose of completing the crash report out of evidence. You are required to give information for that report, and the law recognizes that compelled statements shouldn't then be used against you.

But it's narrower than it sounds, in three ways.

The officer's own observations aren't privileged. What he saw — your condition, the vehicle positions, the scene — can be testified to.

The privilege attaches to the crash investigation. Where an officer shifts to a criminal investigation, the analysis changes, and officers are supposed to make that transition clear.

It doesn't cover what you said to anyone else. Statements to the other driver, to witnesses, to bystanders, and to insurance adjusters are not covered at all.

That last point is the practical one. The privilege protects what you told the officer. It does nothing about what you said to the other driver.