Motor Vehicle Incident on I-10 Westbound at Washington Avenue Exit Ramp

A motor vehicle incident brought major delays to I-10 westbound at the Washington Avenue exit ramp in Harris County at 7:58 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

The crash occurred during morning commute hours at a location that has emerged as an extreme-incident corridor. According to LTA data, the Washington Avenue W I-10 westbound exit ramp has recorded 36 incidents over the past 30 days, including 17 classified as major. Over a 90-day window, the location logged 150 total incidents, with 75 reaching major severity.

The incident was reported as a motor vehicle incident at major severity, affecting westbound traffic flow during peak morning commute patterns. Harris County experienced 18,462 incidents across all classifications in the past 30 days, with 40 fatalities countywide during that period.

Traffic patterns at this location show a pronounced weekday presence. While the 90-day data indicates that 36 percent of incidents at this corridor occur during rush hours, the dominant pattern remains offpeak incidents, suggesting the location experiences persistent collision activity across multiple times of day. The location's highest-incident day over the past 90 days was Sunday, with 26 incidents recorded. The peak crash hour at this location occurred between 6 PM and 7 PM, when 18 incidents were logged.

The most common incident type at this location over the past 90 days is crash, consistent with the broader traffic pattern in this portion of westbound I-10.

Weather at the time of the incident was overcast with temperatures at 79 degrees Fahrenheit.

LTA tracks 64,230 incidents across the 13-county Houston-Galveston region with updates every two minutes. TxDOT publishes crash data annually by county and incident type.

The incident's timing during morning rush hour added to commuter impact, though the persistent frequency of incidents at this exit ramp reflects a broader pattern of collision activity that extends beyond peak commute periods.