Pedestrian Accidents in Durham, NC

The Durham Police Department works crashes inside the city, including much of NC-147 as it passes through. On I-40 and I-85 the NC State Highway Patrol is often the responding agency, and outside the city limits it may be the Durham County Sheriff's Office. The NC Division of Motor Vehicles handles crash-report requests statewide. Ask at the scene. That answer saves you a week of calling later.

Durham has its own county, so a filed injury suit goes to the Durham County Courthouse. North Carolina divides civil cases between District Court and Superior Court according to the amount claimed, and that split follows the claim. Most injury claims are resolved with an insurer without a suit ever being filed. If yours is filed, the deadline in North Carolina is 3 years from the crash.

It can. Research Triangle Park sits across the Durham and Wake county line, so a wreck on one side of the park and a wreck on the other can end up with different responding agencies and a different courthouse. The legal rules are identical either way, because contributory negligence and the 3-year deadline are statewide. Note the nearest exit or cross street while you still remember it.

In North Carolina, the deadline is generally 3 years from the date of the accident. 3 years personal injury; wrongful death 2 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.