A crash occurred Saturday on a major freeway corridor in Harris County Constable Precinct 2, affecting the Clear Lake, Friendswood, Pearland, South Belt, Ellington, and Pasadena area. The incident took place in offpeak conditions under broken cloud cover, with visibility at 6.2 miles and temperature at 74°F.
This freeway corridor has logged 16 crashes over the past 30 days and represents an extreme traffic concern zone. Motorists experiencing delays can use US-59 frontage roads, Hillcroft or Fondren for southwest segments, or SH-288 for southbound traffic as alternate routes.
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Before this incident, the location logged 14 crashes over the prior 30 days.
After this incident, 1 more crashes have been logged at the location.
That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.
Data updated as of May 16, 2026.
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