The city of Forest Park has joined the Georgia Electronic Accident Reporting System program. The system will allow cost effective, timely and accurate filing of crash reports in Forest Park.
The system will also provide online access to those reports for involved parties. The city will use GEARS to pinpoint problem traffic areas and improve road safety. Parties involved in an accident can purchase and download a copy of the report and eliminate physically standing in line for their report from the responding police agency, a convenience particularly for out-of-town drivers.
Reports are usually available within 48 hours of the report being taken. While the Georgia Open Records Act limits access to motor vehicle accident reports to those involved in the accident and their insurers, they are not available for public inspection.
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