Raleigh

A wreck in Raleigh, including in Five Points around Glenwood, Fairview, and Whitaker Mill, is a North Carolina claim, and a later civil filing usually belongs at the Wake County Courthouse, 316 Fayetteville St. Mall. The official address and hours are on the Judicial Branch courthouse page. The main telephone is (919) 792-4000. Do not take a civil complaint to the Justice Center on Salisbury Street. That building hears criminal matters and marriages.

An ordinary injury lawsuit usually has to be commenced within three years, as G.S. 1-52(16) provides. North Carolina still follows contributory negligence, so a proven share of fault on your side can end a damages claim. Request the city crash report from the Raleigh Police Department. It is free at 6716 Six Forks Road or through the Department portal, as the report guide explains. If a city vehicle or a state-maintained road may be part of the story, read the city-and-state guide early.