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Accident in Salt Lake City?One Clear Step At A Time.
Help After Any Kind of Utah Accident
Salt Lake City streets are famously wide, and the city is also where more people walk, bike, ride TRAX and scooter than anywhere else in Utah. An accident here often involves more than two drivers — a crosswalk, a rail line, a bike lane, a delivery stop.
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Start with your story
An accident in Salt Lake City? A few plain questions about what happened, so a Utah attorney can review something real.
- When and where it happened
- Vehicles involved, including trucks
- Medical care and records so far
No obligation. Nothing is filed or sent on your behalf. Using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship.
What kind of accident was it?
Car Accident
Drivers and passengers: the facts, the report and the insurance details to keep.
Read the guideTruck Accident
Commercial and delivery vehicles: identifying the company and the records that exist.
Read the guideMotorcycle Accident
Riders and passengers: the bike, damaged gear and the road conditions.
Read the guidePedestrian Accident
Hit while walking: the crossing, the signals and the vehicle.
Read the guideBicycle Accident
Riders: the bike, the lane, the gear and the passing vehicle.
Read the guideRideshare Accident
Uber or Lyft: which app, which trip status, which driver.
Read the guideOther Vehicle or Situation
RVs, buses, snow and ice, hail, road hazards and anything unusual.
Read the guideNot Sure
Start anyway. You do not need to classify it yourself.
Read the guide
Three steps
How this works for Salt Lake City residents
Same three steps everywhere in Utah. No obligation at any point, and a person makes every decision that matters.
- 01
Tell Sofia what happened
Start with plain language, in your own words. Sofia is an automated assistant that asks short, practical questions about the accident — when, where, what vehicles, what has happened since.
Step 1 of 3 - 02
Organize facts and records
Your answers become an ordered summary: dates, the police report, vehicles, insurers you have heard from, and treatment you have received. Nothing is decided at this stage — it is a clean record of the facts.
Step 2 of 3 - 03
Attorney review and next steps
If a Utah law firm accepts the matter for review, an attorney decides whether to speak with you. Any decision to take a case, sign an agreement, or settle anything is made by people, not software.
Step 3 of 3
Local character
Wide blocks, busy crossings
Downtown's 10-acre blocks make for long crossings and fast turns. Around them, I-15, I-80 and the 215 belt carry commuters from across the valley straight into city streets, and winter inversions can cut visibility on the same roads.
That mix is why the facts matter early: which signal was showing, which agency responded, and whether a transit vehicle, scooter or commercial van was involved.
Community story
What tends to get lost
The details that settle questions later — the crosswalk, the signal phase, the officer's agency and report number, where you were first seen for care — are clearest in the first days. Writing them down once, in order, takes the pressure off repeating them to every caller.
Car and truck accidents
Help after a car or truck accident in Salt Lake City
Car accidents
Two drivers, many details
Rear-end, left-turn and intersection accidents make up most everyday accidents. The useful facts are simple: time, place, the report number, the insurers involved, and every place you have been seen for treatment.
How the three steps workCommercial trucks
More parties, more records
A commercial truck accident can involve a driver, a carrier and sometimes a shipper or maintenance company. Note the company name on the truck and any DOT number you saw.
Read about truck accidents
Meet Sofia
Questions about getting started?
Sofia is CCL’s automated intake guide. She answers general questions about how to start, what to have ready and what happens next. She can’t see a case, give legal advice or submit anything.
Questions and answers
Common questions after a Salt Lake City accident
General information only — not legal advice about your situation.
My accident was on I-15 or I-80 in Salt Lake City. Who has the report?
Freeway crashes are usually investigated by the Utah Highway Patrol; city streets usually by Salt Lake City Police. The officer's paperwork names the agency.
It involved TRAX, a bus or a scooter. Does that change anything?
It adds facts to record early: the vehicle or unit number, the operator, and the direction of travel. Transit agencies are public entities, which can mean a shorter notice deadline.
What medical records should I keep track of?
A simple list of every place you were seen — urgent care, emergency department, primary care, physical therapy — with dates and bills. Under Utah's no-fault rules, medical expenses are part of what matters.
Local resources
Salt Lake City resources
Official agencies and sources. We do not operate or speak for any of them.
Utah Highway Patrol — crash reports
For crashes UHP investigated, typically on state highways and freeways.
UDOT Traffic
Official conditions, closures and restrictions — useful for confirming conditions on a date.
Fun things to do
Worth your time in Salt Lake City
Places we would actually point a neighbor toward. Each one links to the official source so you can check hours and admission yourself.
Natural History Museum of Utah
Rio Tinto Center at the foothills, with views over the valley.
nhmu.utah.edu
Red Butte Garden
Botanical garden and summer concert series on the University of Utah campus.
redbuttegarden.org
What's happening
Upcoming in Salt Lake City
No verified event feed is connected to this page yet, so we are not listing dated events. Instead, here are the official Salt Lake City calendars to check directly.
Curated external calendars — not event listings we maintain