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RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR CRASH ACTIVITY | Harris County Precinct 1

May 16, 2026 at 12:38 AMUpdated October 10, 2026By Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

Saturday Activity

Precinct 1 residential streets recorded crash activity Saturday in offpeak conditions, with overcast skies and 75-degree temperatures. Visibility measured 6.2 miles.

This residential corridor has logged 41 incidents over the past 30 days and ranks as an extreme-activity zone. Peak crash activity typically occurs Friday evenings between 8 PM–9 PM, when the corridor recorded 11 incidents during that window.

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📊 Accident History at 1417 WESTHEIMER RD

LTA incident record
Past 30 days11 incidents (3 major)
Past 90 days94 incidents (51 major)
Past 12 months304 incidents (138 major, 2 fatal)
TxDOT crash record
Since January 2020448 crashes, 1 fatal

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

📊 Location Analysis

40 crashes had already been logged at this location in the 30 days before this incident.

Since this crash, 151 additional collisions have happened at the same location. 77 of the more recent crashes were major.

Crashes have come less often at this location since this incident.

A short window saw several crashes at the location.

That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.

Recent Incidents at This Location

Current through October 10, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

1417 WESTHEIMER 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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