Waco Personal Injury Lawyer

Cities and counties we serve around Waco

Patterson Law Group represents personal injury clients across McLennan County and the I-35 corridor between Hillsboro and the Bell County line. If your accident happened in any of the cities below — or anywhere else in Central Texas — call us.

Counties covered: McLennan, plus adjacent Hill, Bosque, Falls, Limestone, and Coryell.

What to do after an accident in Waco

If you or someone you love has just been in an accident in Waco or the surrounding I-35 corridor, the next 24–48 hours matter:

1. Get medical care immediately. Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center (Level II trauma) is the regional trauma center for McLennan County, and Ascension Providence Hospital handles a significant share of local emergency care. Even if you feel fine, soft-tissue injuries and concussions can take days to surface. A documented medical visit also creates a record the insurance company cannot easily dispute later.
2. Report the crash. Waco PD handles crashes inside the City of Waco; Hewitt, Woodway, Bellmead, Robinson, and the smaller cities have their own departments. The McLennan County Sheriff handles unincorporated McLennan County. DPS handles crashes on I-35 and the major U.S. highways. Get the case number.
3. Photograph everything. Vehicles, the scene, license plates, road conditions, traffic controls, and any visible injuries.
4. Get witness contact info. Independent witnesses are gold. Get a name and phone number before they leave the scene.
5. Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance company. Their adjusters are trained to limit your recovery. You are not required to talk to them.
6. Call a lawyer before you sign anything. Early settlement offers are almost always low — and once you sign a release, you cannot reopen the claim.

Waco's most crash-prone corridors

We have worked Central Texas crashes for years. The following corridors keep showing up:

• I-35 through Waco. The single most dangerous stretch of I-35 in the state. The recent and ongoing I-35 Waco widening project has produced years of construction-zone congestion, lane shifts, and barrel-induced rear-end collisions. The Hillsboro-to-Waco-to-Temple corridor is one of the highest-volume commercial trucking routes in the country.
• US-77 / Loop 340. Waco's outer loop. High-speed merging crashes are common at the I-35 and SH-6 interchanges.
• SH-6 (Marlin Hwy). The east-west corridor through Waco and the bedroom communities. Heavy commercial traffic and limited shoulders.
• US-84. Connects Waco to Mexia to the east and McGregor to the west. Two-lane stretches and frequent passing-zone crashes.
• Franklin Ave / Valley Mills Dr. The main commercial arteries through Waco. Frequent intersection T-bones at the Valley Mills/Bosque and Valley Mills/Waco Dr lights.
• Bosque Blvd / La Salle Ave. Surface arterials with heavy retail and commuter traffic.
• FM-1637 and FM-2837. Rural farm-to-market roads in McLennan County. Severe two-lane crashes — especially head-ons — are unfortunately common.
• SH-31 (toward Hillsboro and Temple). Connects the major Central Texas cities along the rural axes outside I-35.

Personal injury cases we handle in Waco

• Car accidents — including I-35 construction-zone wrecks
• 18-wheeler and commercial truck accidents — I-35 corridor
• Motorcycle accidents
• Wrongful death
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Slip and fall / premises liability
• Traumatic brain injury
• Catastrophic injuries
• Daycare and child injuries