Constable Precinct 5 continues to see heightened accident activity on major freeway corridors serving Katy, Bear Creek, Mission Bend, Alief, Westchase, and Memorial communities. Friday rush hour traffic pushed incident counts higher, with the 3 PM-4 PM window recording 8 crashes on the affected corridor.
The corridor has logged 31 incidents over the past 30 days, reflecting extreme crash concentrations on this stretch. While today's rush-hour activity spiked, historical data shows Thursday remains the heaviest day for this location, with 18 recorded incidents. Clear skies and 79-degree conditions prevailed during the afternoon incidents.
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*LTA Newsroom*
**Update (12:20 AM CT):** The major crash at 11998 Southwest Fwy, first reported at 4:18 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
In the four weeks before this crash, 30 incidents had piled up at this location.
15 new incidents have been logged at this location after this crash. 9 carried major-severity classification.
The location has seen fewer crashes per week since this incident.
Multiple crashes piled up over consecutive days.
Combined, those incidents make this one of the highest-volume crash locations in the area.
Through May 25, 2026.
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