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PRECINCT 4 TRAFFIC: Major Freeway Crash — Offpeak Friday

May 15, 2026 at 09:56 PMUpdated August 26, 2026By Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

A crash occurred Friday on a major freeway corridor within Precinct 4 (Spring, Klein, Tomball, Cypress, Champions, Willowbrook, FM 1960 communities) during offpeak hours under overcast conditions with 6.2-mile visibility and temperature at 77°F.

This corridor has recorded 8 crashes over the past 30 days, with Friday the most frequent incident day at 4 occurrences.

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📊 Accident History at North Sam Houston Tollway Westbound at Bammel North Houston Rd

LTA incident record
Past 90 days8 incidents (6 major)
Past 12 months34 incidents (25 major)
TxDOT crash record
Since January 20201,027 crashes, 4 fatal

Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.

📊 Location Analysis

The location had seen 7 crashes in the 30 days leading up to this incident.

17 crashes have followed this incident at the same location. Of those, 12 were major collisions.

A short window saw several crashes at the location.

The full count places this location among the top crash sites in the county.

Recent Incidents at This Location

Current through August 26, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

North Sam Houston Tollway Westbound at Bammel North Houston Rd

Harris County, Texas

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How This Report Was Produced

This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.

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