Dauphin County Accident Reports

Recently reported crashes and serious incidents in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, summarized from public reporting. Each entry links to the official crash-report channel and to the Pennsylvania injury-law guidance that applies.

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Requesting a Dauphin County crash report

Records held by Pennsylvania State Police Crash Reports Unit and Dauphin County municipal police departments. Typical fee: $22 for a Pennsylvania State Police report; municipal department fees are set locally. Typical wait: State Police reports are available 15 days after the crash; municipal reports vary with the investigation.

Start with the agency that responded. If the Pennsylvania State Police investigated your Dauphin County crash, request the report through the official State Police channel linked above — the fee is $22 and reports are generally not available until 15 days after the crash. If a borough, township, or city police department responded, that department's records unit holds the report, and its fee and turnaround are set locally.

In Dauphin County, crashes on I-81, I-83, US-22/322, PA Turnpike and other state-maintained highways are frequently State Police investigations, while collisions inside Harrisburg and the surrounding boroughs are usually handled by municipal police.

A Dauphin County injury suit is filed with the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, the 12th Judicial District, at Dauphin County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717-780-6665). Bring the report's incident number with you; it is the identifier every later record request keys on.

Whichever agency responded, keep the exchange-of-information slip the officer gave you at the scene. It carries the incident number and the department name, and it is the fastest route to the correct records unit.

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