Car Accidents in Chattanooga, TN

Ask whoever worked the scene. The Chattanooga Police Department handles crashes inside the city, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office covers the county, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol takes many I-24 and I-75 wrecks. Tennessee crash reports generally come through the investigating agency or the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security. If you left by ambulance, someone else can request it for you.

Chattanooga is the county seat of Hamilton County, so a personal injury suit would generally be filed in the Hamilton County Circuit & Chancery Courts. Where you live doesn't decide it. The county where the crash happened usually does. An attorney licensed in Tennessee can tell you which court and which division fits what happened to you.

Then Tennessee's one-year deadline probably isn't the one that applies to you. I-75 and I-24 both cross into Georgia within a few miles of downtown, and the law generally follows the state where the crash happened. Georgia agencies would hold the report, and Georgia generally allows two years to file. We work in Georgia too, so tell us where it happened.

In Tennessee, the deadline is generally 1 year from the date of the accident. ONLY 1 YEAR for personal injury — among the shortest in the nation. Wrongful death 1 year. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.