A traffic hazard was reported on a residential street in Precinct 3 Saturday during off-peak hours, with scattered cloud cover and visibility at 6.2 miles. Temperature was 87 degrees.
This residential corridor has logged 25 incidents over the past 30 days, marking it as an extreme-heat location. Tuesdays see the highest activity at this location, with 13 incidents recorded, while the 1 PM-2 PM window typically generates peak volume at 8 incidents.
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Update (8:35 PM CT): The major crash at ROMEA ST, first reported at 12:31 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
21 incidents had occurred at this location in the 30 days prior.
Since then, the location has recorded 87 additional crashes. Major-severity crashes accounted for 40 of those incidents.
Crash counts have dropped at the location after this one.
A burst of crashes followed within a compressed period.
The full count places this location among the top crash sites in the county.
Counts are current through September 28, 2026.
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