Personal Injury Lawyer in Tempe, AZ

What should you do after a Tempe car accident?

Get appropriate medical care, keep the information exchanged at the scene, and preserve original photographs, video, and insurer messages. Record the location and approximate time while those details are fresh. If someone gave you an incident number, save it even if the full report is not ready.

For a collision on a Tempe street, the responding agency’s name matters more than the city written on your mailing address. A freeway collision or an incident on a campus can involve a different agency. Check the information card, tow paperwork, or officer details before sending a records request.

For records held by Tempe Police, the department’s published records fee schedule lists the records phone number as (480) 350-8598. Confirm the current request procedure with the department. For other agencies, use our Arizona collision-report guide. Requesting an existing report and reporting a new incident are different processes.

Records that help explain your injury claim

You do not need a complete file before calling. Bring what you have and identify what is missing. Separating the records into three groups makes the first conversation more useful:

• What happened: the incident number, scene photographs, witness contact information, vehicle details, and the location of any possible camera footage. Keep originals rather than editing or annotating the only copy.
• How you were affected: treatment dates, bills already received, written activity restrictions, and work shifts or appointments you missed. Describe symptoms accurately without trying to diagnose yourself.
• What the insurer has asked: claim numbers, adjuster messages, forms, proposed releases, and any written deadline. Keep a dated note of calls as well as the letters themselves.

If a crash report contains a factual mistake, preserve it and the supporting records. Our guide to requesting an Arizona report correction explains how a correction request differs from disagreeing with an officer’s account.

Injury cases Wood Injury Law handles for Tempe residents

The evidence needed depends on the incident. A collision may require vehicle and insurance records; a fall may turn on the condition of the property and who controlled it. Relevant practice areas include:

• Car accident injuries, including passenger, pedestrian, and multi-vehicle collision claims.
• Motorcycle accidents in Tempe.
• Commercial-truck crashes, where identifying the carrier and preserving records can be important.
• Slip-and-fall injuries and questions about an unsafe property condition.
• Dog-bite injuries and wrongful-death claims.

Do not use a general deadline as a reason to wait

Arizona generally sets a two-year limitation for personal injury actions under A.R.S. 12-542. Claims involving a public entity or employee can have a 180-day notice requirement and a one-year lawsuit deadline. Accrual rules and exceptions affect the calculation. Ask an attorney to check the specific dates and parties rather than treating this summary as your filing deadline.

An insurance conversation is not the same as filing a lawsuit or delivering a legally sufficient notice. Separately, video and other evidence can disappear before a legal deadline expires. Tell the firm promptly about a public vehicle, public property, a pending release, or a deadline in an insurer’s letter.

What a free case review can clarify

Josh Wood and the team can discuss the incident, injuries, available evidence, and insurance questions. The review can identify records to collect and issues that need investigation. The value of a claim depends on supported losses, responsibility, available coverage, and other case-specific facts—not an online average.

Josh Wood’s biography explains his background. You can also read reviews on Wood Injury Law’s Mesa Google Business Profile. Individual reviews describe the reviewer’s experience; they do not predict your outcome.

Do I need every record before contacting the firm?

No. Start with the date, location, a description of the injuries, and any insurer request that concerns you. Missing documents can be discussed during the review. Do not delay urgent medical care to assemble a claim file.

Does the firm have a Tempe office?

Wood Injury Law serves Tempe from its Mesa office at 2509 S Power Rd, Suite 103. Call to arrange a consultation and confirm the format before traveling.

What should I send through the contact form?

Give a short description, the incident date, and a reliable way to reach you. Avoid sending sensitive records through an initial inquiry; ask how to provide documents securely. Contacting the firm does not by itself establish representation.

Request a free case review or call (480) 937-2116. If representation is offered, review the written fee agreement and how case expenses are handled before signing.