If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident in Spokane or Spokane Valley it is always in your best interest to speak to us. While an attorney is not needed in every accident, in some cases a Spokane Valley car accident lawyer can help you obtain drastically more compensation for your injuries, especially if the crash resulted in a serious injury or a fatality.
How To Get a Vehicle Collision Report
If you have retained us we can obtain these reports on your behalf. If the accident took place in Spokane, Spokane Valley, or any surrounding area and was written up by Spokane PD, Spokane Valley PD, Spokane County Sheriff’s Department or Washington State Patrol officers, the vehicle collision report is going to be in the same place, which is Washington State Patrol in Olympia. These reports may be obtained in person, online, or by mail.
In person:
For requests, you’ll need an appointment. The Collision Records Office is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. but is closed on holidays.
Call or email to schedule a meeting.
Phone
(360) 570-2355
Email
collisionrecords@wsp.wa.gov
The Records office can be found here:
Collision Records Section
106 11th Avenue SW
Suite 1300
Olympia, WA 98501
Online:
You may request your report online using the Washington State Patrol Requests for Electronic Collision Records (WRECR) portal.
You may have to wait two weeks to a month before an officer completes and enters your report. You’ll enter the name of the party involved and the date of your accident. If your report is located, you’ll pay $10.50 for a copy.
By Mail:
You will need to print out this form and fill it out, or fill it out and print it.
At the time of publishing of this article, reports are $10.50. Payment can be sent in by check or money order.
Mail to this address:
Washington State Patrol
Collision Records Request Section
PO Box 42628
Olympia, WA 98504-2628
Note that you must have been directly involved in the crash to obtain these reports.
Contact An Experienced Spokane Car Accident Lawyer If You’ve Been Hurt
If you would like to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a real Spokane lawyer, contact us today. It’s a good idea to consider a lawyer’s help if you’ve been seriously injured in an accident caused by another driver. A skilled attorney can often earn you much more than you could by handling your claim yourself.