{"id":28,"date":"2026-10-23T23:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T23:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-10-23T23:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T23:43:04","slug":"guide-crash-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/guide-crash-report\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find your crash report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-head\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/es\/\">Home<\/a> \/ First steps<\/div><h1>How to find your crash report<\/h1><p>A traffic alert, a news article, and a police crash report are different records. For an official report, start with the agency that investigated your crash.<\/p><\/div><\/div><section class=\"section\"><article class=\"article\"><span class=\"tag\">RESOURCE GUIDE \u00b7 FIRST EDITION<\/span><h2>Identify the investigating agency<\/h2><p>Check any paperwork provided at the scene. The report may be held by a police department, sheriff, highway patrol, or a statewide records system. Have the crash date, location, and report number ready.<\/p><h2>Use the official request process<\/h2><p>Eligibility, fees, and availability vary. Do not assume that a newly reported crash already has a completed report. If the record is missing, contact the agency to ask about its processing time.<\/p><h2>Texas reports<\/h2><p>TxDOT provides an official purchase system for Texas Peace Officer\u2019s Crash Reports. Follow the agency\u2019s eligibility and identification instructions.<\/p><h2>Official resource<\/h2><p><a class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/data-maps\/crash-reports-records.html.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TxDOT crash reports and records \u2197<\/a><\/p><p><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/es\/reports\/\">Find report resources \u2197<\/a><\/p><p class=\"notice\">General educational information. No attorney or medical review is claimed. For advice specific to your circumstances, consult a qualified professional.<\/p><h2>Keep exploring<\/h2><p><a href=\"\/es\/guide-first-steps\/\">The first steps after a crash \u2192<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"\/es\/guide-document-evidence\/\">Build your accident document folder \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/article><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ First steps How to find your crash report A traffic alert, a news article, and a police crash report are different records. For an official report, start with the agency that investigated your crash. RESOURCE GUIDE \u00b7 FIRST EDITION Identify the investigating agency Check any paperwork provided at the scene. The report may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hero_heading":"","hero_subheading":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57,"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accidentadvisory.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}