How to Find Car Accident Articles
When a car accident happens, there are often newspaper articles or reports that make it a public record. If you need to find a car accident article for any reason, you can search for it in the newspaper archives that pertain to the location of the accident.
- Write down important information about the car wreck that you plan to search for. You will need to know the city and state, time and names of the people who were involved in the accident. These types of details will distinguish the specific car accident report you are looking for from other articles.
- Visit the Newspaper Archives website. This site allows you to search and browse through their large database of newspaper articles that include car accident articles. You can search by date. The site does require a paid subscription to access these records.
- If you do not want to pay for a subscription, use your favorite search engine to search for the car accident articles. Type the date, location and names of the people involved into the search box and click the "Search" button. Browse through the search results to find the websites that have information pertaining to the car wreck information you are searching for. You may need to read several different car wreck articles to find the information and details you are looking for.
- Visit your local library to see if they offer a records search or newspaper archive. Many libraries also offer Micro Phish machines. These machines store newspaper archives and can be used to search for car wreck articles from a certain date or time period.