A major freeway in Precinct 1 continues to see significant incident activity. Over the past 30 days, this corridor has logged 76 crashes—part of the extreme traffic pattern characterizing this stretch.
The corridor sees its heaviest incident concentration during evening hours, with 14 crashes recorded between 8 PM and 9 PM. Saturdays are the worst day on record with 36 incidents. Most crashes here occur during off-peak periods rather than traditional rush hours.
Current conditions Friday show broken clouds, 88°F, and 6.2-mile visibility across the precinct.
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Update (9:25 PM CT): The major crash at Katy Fwy & Durham Dr, first reported at 1:20 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
Crash counts at this location reached 73 in the 30 days before this incident.
Since this crash, 318 additional collisions have happened at the same location. Among the follow-on crashes, 155 were major.
The location has seen fewer crashes per week since this incident.
A short window saw several crashes at the location.
That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.
Data through October 10, 2026.
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