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Motor Vehicle Incident on W 20th Street Part of Extreme Corridor Pattern

📅 April 18, 2026 at 12:19 AMBy LTA Newsroom📍 1313 W 20TH STHarris County

A motor vehicle incident at 1313 W 20th Street in Harris County was reported at 12:19 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The incident occurred on a residential road during off-peak hours on a weekend morning.

The location has recorded 17 incidents over the past 30 days, placing it in the extreme corridor category. Over the past 90 days, the address has logged 56 total incidents, including 30 classified as major and 5 fatal. The 12-month data shows no improvement: 56 incidents over the year, with the same breakdown of 30 major incidents and 5 fatalities.

Crashes dominate the incident profile at this location. The 90-day analysis shows crashes as the most common incident type, and the weekend time pattern is pronounced. Though the 90-day rush hour incident share stands at 24 percent, the dominant incidents occur during weekend hours, when traffic volumes are typically lower and visibility is reduced during nighttime periods.

Harris County recorded 18,938 total incidents over the past 30 days, with 37 fatalities. The concentration of incidents and fatalities at a single residential address reflects a significant geographic risk factor within the county's broader traffic safety profile.

The extreme incident count at this corridor suggests a pattern that extends beyond individual driver behavior. Whether attributable to intersection design, sight line obstruction, road surface conditions, signage clarity, or traffic control device placement, the data indicates a persistent operational or infrastructural condition driving repeated incidents at this specific location.

LTA's 30-day, 90-day, and 12-month records for 1313 W 20th Street show no trend toward improvement. The consistency of major incidents and fatalities across these time windows underscores the severity and persistence of the risk profile.

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1313 W 20TH ST

Harris County, Texas

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