Slip & Fall in Tuscaloosa, AL

There are several answers, depending on where it happened. The Tuscaloosa Police Department handles city streets, the University of Alabama Police Department works crashes on campus, and Alabama State Troopers cover I-20/59. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office takes county roads, and Northport runs its own department across the river. Alabama crash reports generally become available a few days later through the state's portal.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court. That covers Tuscaloosa, Northport, and the rest of the county, including the stretch of I-20/59 running through it. Alabama's filing deadline is 2 years for a personal injury claim, and there is no version of this where waiting makes the claim easier. An independent, licensed Alabama attorney files. We are not a law firm, and we represent nobody.

Not legally. Practically it can be slower and messier, since campus-area crashes on a Saturday may be worked by university police rather than the city, response is stretched thin across a crowded few square miles, and witnesses walk off before anyone takes a name. If someone saw it, get a phone number. In a contributory-negligence state an independent account matters more than usual.

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.