A major non-fatal crash occurred at 8701 Wheatley St in Harris County at 12:58 AM on Sunday, April 26, 2026. The incident adds to an extreme concentration of crashes at this residential location.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the Wheatley Street corridor has recorded 18 incidents over the past 30 days—11 of them major crashes. Over a 90-day window, the location shows 37 total incidents, 23 classified as major. This concentration places the address in the highest-risk tier across the 13-county Houston-Galveston region.
The timing of Sunday's crash is consistent with the dominant pattern at this location. LTA data shows 80 percent of incidents at Wheatley Street occur during off-peak hours, with the highest concentration between midnight and 1 AM—a window in which three crashes have been recorded over the past 90 days. Rush-hour incidents account for only 20 percent of the total.
The most common incident type at this address is traffic hazard (non-urgent), according to 90-day LTA analysis. However, major crashes dominate: 62 percent of all incidents here are classified as major or severe. Thursdays emerge as the highest-incident day, with eight recorded crashes in the past 90 days.
Harris County recorded 18,425 total incidents in the past 30 days, including 38 fatals. Wheatley Street's 18-incident month represents a significant concentration within that broader county profile.
Weather conditions at the time of Sunday's crash were clear—broken clouds and 76 degrees Fahrenheit. No adverse conditions were present at incident time.
The Wheatley Street corridor's extreme incident profile over 30, 90, and 12-month windows indicates a persistent pattern. The street's residential classification contrasts sharply with its crash frequency, which mirrors patterns typically associated with higher-speed corridors or complex intersections.
LTA maintains a real-time incident database across the Houston-Galveston region, updated every two minutes with data from 62,777 tracked incidents. Government sources such as TxDOT publish crash data annually.
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