What you do after a car accident is critical, especially if you later need to file an insurance claim or a lawsuit. Be sure to know the proper steps ahead of time!
What To Do After a Car Accident
- If safe, get out of your car and check on everyone.
- Call the police.
- Gather information:
- Driver and passenger names and numbers.
- License plate numbers.
- Insurance information.
- Eye witnesses’ contact information.
- Police officer names and badge numbers.
- Take pictures of scene and damage.
- Seek medical treatment right away.
- Find lawyers you can trust to fight for you.
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Travis Patterson is the Managing Partner of Patterson Law Group, a personal injury firm with offices in Fort Worth, Arlington, and San Antonio. He earned his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in 2012 and his B.B.A. in Finance from UT Austin in 2009 (University Honors). Travis is licensed by the State Bar of Texas (No. 24080095) and admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He serves as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M School of Law, where he and Tennessee Walker teach the school's first-ever personal injury law course. Travis has been recognized as a Fort Worth Inc. Entrepreneur of Excellence Winner, a Super Lawyer, and a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine and 360West. He's also a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
