Car Accidents in Auburn, AL

From the agency that responded. Auburn police work city streets, the Lee County Sheriff's Office covers county roads, and Alabama State Troopers work I-85. Auburn University has its own campus police for crashes on university property. Alabama crash reports generally appear in the state portal a few days after the wreck, for a fee. Getting the report number at the scene is the easiest thing you can do for yourself.

In Opelika. The Lee County Circuit Court sits at the county courthouse there rather than in Auburn, so an Auburn crash still means a trip up US-29 if the case ever reaches a courtroom. Alabama gives you 2 years to file it. An independent, licensed Alabama attorney handles that part. We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice.

For the crash itself, Alabama law generally applies because the wreck happened in Alabama, and that includes both the 2-year deadline and the contributory-negligence bar. Your policy is a separate question, and out-of-state coverage can still apply to an Alabama accident. An attorney licensed here can read the policy with you. We point you to one, and that is the whole of what we do.

In Alabama, the deadline is generally 2 years from the date of the accident. 2 years personal injury; wrongful death 2 years (measured from death). Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.