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.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
30 crashes had been recorded here in the month leading up to this incident.
In the 147 days since this incident, the location has seen 83 more crashes. 51 carried major-severity classification.
The location's crash rate has eased in the months since.
Several of the incidents hit within days of one another.
The aggregate count puts this location in the most active tier of county crash sites.
Data updated as of October 09, 2026.
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