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PRECINCT 2 FREEWAY MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENT — SATURDAY

May 16, 2026 at 03:24 PMUpdated August 16, 2026By Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

A motor vehicle incident was reported on a major freeway within Constable Precinct 2 Saturday during off-peak hours, under broken cloud conditions with 6.2-mile visibility and temperatures at 79 degrees.

The corridor has logged 28 incidents over the last 30 days. Saturday ranks as the highest-incident day at this location, with 15 recorded crashes. Evening hours between 7 PM and 8 PM see the heaviest concentration, averaging 8 incidents during that window.

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📊 Location Analysis

This wasn't the first crash at the location — 23 had been recorded in the previous 30 days.

52 crashes have followed this incident at the same location. Of those, 20 were major collisions.

The pace of crashes at this location has slowed since.

A burst of crashes followed within a compressed period.

The combined count places this stretch in the most active category in the area.

Recent Incidents at This Location

Reflecting incident data through August 16, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

12900 Gulf Fwy

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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