A minor crash occurred on a major freeway corridor in Precinct 5 Friday during offpeak hours. The incident took place under overcast conditions with visibility at 6.2 miles and temperature at 75 degrees.
This freeway segment has logged 81 crashes over the past 30 days. Thursday remains the heaviest crash day at this location with 41 incidents, while the 5 PM-6 PM window consistently sees peak activity at 20 crashes.
**Update (6:30 AM CT):** The major crash at Chimney Rock Rd & I-69 S, first reported at 10:27 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
80 incidents had occurred at this location in the 30 days prior.
Since this crash, 193 additional collisions have happened at the same location. Among the follow-on crashes, 88 were major. 4 of the crashes after this one was fatal.
The location has seen fewer crashes per week since this incident.
Several of those incidents clustered within a short window.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Counts reflect data through August 21, 2026.
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