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PRECINCT 4 TRAFFIC: Residential Corridor — Saturday Traffic Hazard

May 16, 2026 at 09:28 PMUpdated October 05, 2026By Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

A traffic hazard was reported Saturday on a residential major surface street within Precinct 4's service area (Spring, Klein, Tomball, Cypress, Champions, Willowbrook, FM 1960).

Conditions at the time were overcast with visibility at 6.2 miles and temperatures near 79°F. The incident occurred during offpeak hours on a weekend day.

This location has experienced 18 incidents over the past 30 days, with Wednesday historically the busiest crash day at 10 incidents. Peak activity typically occurs during the 5 PM-6 PM window with 6 incidents recorded during that hour.

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Update (5:30 AM CT): The major crash at 18199 COLONEL FISCHER DR, first reported at 9:28 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.

📊 Accident History at 18199 COLONEL FISCHER DR

LTA incident record
Past 30 days16 incidents
Past 90 days40 incidents (1 major)
Past 12 months121 incidents (15 major)
TxDOT crash record
Since January 2020130 crashes

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

📊 Location Analysis

At this location, 16 crashes had been documented in the 30 days before this one.

68 more crashes at this location followed this incident. Major crashes made up 7 of the subsequent incidents.

The location's incident pace has stayed close to its prior rate.

A stretch of consecutive days brought several crashes to this location.

The full count places this location among the top crash sites in the county.

Counts run through October 05, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

18199 COLONEL FISCHER DR

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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