A minor crash occurred on a major freeway corridor in Constable Precinct 5 Saturday afternoon under clear skies and light traffic conditions. The incident took place during an off-peak period when this corridor typically sees reduced volume.
The freeway has logged 37 incidents over the past 30 days, reflecting sustained activity on this stretch serving the Katy, Bear Creek, Mission Bend, Alief, Westchase, and Memorial communities. Conditions at the time of the crash were clear with 74-degree temperatures and 6.2-mile visibility.
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**LTA Newsroom**
**Update (10:40 AM CT):** The major crash at SOUTHWEST FWY OB, first reported at 2:39 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
In the four weeks before this crash, 36 incidents had piled up at this location.
Since then, the location has recorded 81 additional crashes. Of those, 44 were major collisions.
The pace of crashes at this location has slowed since.
A stretch of consecutive days brought several crashes to this location.
That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.
Reflecting incident data through August 23, 2026.
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