A crash on a major freeway corridor in Constable Precinct 2 occurred Friday during evening rush hour, affecting traffic in the Clear Lake, Friendswood, Pearland, and South Belt service areas.
The incident happened under overcast conditions with 6.2-mile visibility and temperatures at 81 degrees. This freeway corridor has logged 51 crashes over the past 30 days, with Friday historically the heaviest crash day at this location (25 incidents). Peak crash activity occurs between 8 PM and 9 PM, when this location recorded 10 incidents during that hour window.
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Update (1:40 AM CT): The major crash at IH10OB-MERCURY 10308 E IH 10 FWY @ HOLLAND EXIT RAMP, first reported at 5:40 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 49 in the 30 days before this incident.
270 more crashes have been recorded at this location in the time since. Major crashes made up 235 of the subsequent incidents.
The recent run shows crashes coming slower than before.
A burst of crashes followed within a compressed period.
Taken together, the counts place this stretch in the upper tier for crashes locally.
Reflecting incident data through October 01, 2026.
IH10OB-MERCURY 10308 E IH 10 FWY @ HOLLAND EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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