A major traffic incident occurred on Hammerly Blvd in west Houston on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Citizen App, an impaired driver caused a crash at around 12:44 PM and then attempted to flee the scene.
The incident took place in the 8800 block of Hammerly Blvd. Authorities responded to the scene and the impaired driver was apprehended. Motorists in the area should expect delays as crews work to clear the scene.
This is a developing story. Further details have not yet been released by officials.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
Going back 90 days, the location had been quiet.
After this incident, 93 more crashes have been logged at the location. 55 have been logged as major collisions.
A run of crashes occurred over a span of days.
The aggregate count puts this location in the most active tier of county crash sites.
Reflecting incident data through October 02, 2026.
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