Richmond County, Georgia deputies to stop responding to most private property traffic accidents

Starting Tuesday, Richmond County Sheriff’s deputies no longer will respond to most traffic accidents on private property. “Most large agencies within the state of Georgia already handle private property accidents in this way in an effort to better utilize their limited law enforcement personnel,” Lt. Lewis Blanchard said in a news release. The new policy forces involved parties to handle the incident themselves by exchanging information, documenting and reporting it to their insurance companies with Georgia’s SR-13 form.