What is taking so long to get my crash accident report?
After any car accident in Texas, one of the first things you will want to do after getting proper medical attention for your injuries will be to pick up the crash report written by the officer who responded to the scene of your car wreck. The accident report has things that will be most useful to you when talking to insurance adjusters or starting a persona injury claim.
The crash report will contain:
• names of those involved
• insurance information
• initial assessment of what or who caused the accident
• road or weather conditions
• basic diagram of the accident
• and lots of other useful information
At the Anderson Law Firm, our Fort Worth personal injury attorneys find that it will generally take between 2 and 5 days from the time of the accident. However, weekends and holiday times can really delay the availability of the report. Also, we have seen times where the investigating officer is off of work for a couple or three days after the day of the wreck thus delaying publication of the report.
When there is some sort of illegal activity charged in the report, such as driving while intoxicated, the report can be delayed. Many times a basic crash report will be delayed while the investigating officers and the district attorneys are working towards the charges that they are bringing against the intoxicated individuals.
Don’t get too frustrated or stressed about getting your accident report. Most cities offer their accident reports online, or if your wreck happened in Tarrant County, the Anderson Law firm can get your crash report and send it to you, free of charge. Just contact us at 817-294-1900 if you are having any troubles getting your Tarrant County accident report or if you want us to get it for you.
