A crash occurred at a major surface-street intersection in Precinct 2 Saturday during off-peak hours. Mist conditions with 6.2-mile visibility were present at the time of the incident, with temperatures at 79 degrees.
This intersection has logged 17 crashes over the past 30 days, placing it in the extreme crash corridor category for the precinct. Historically, this location experiences peak crash activity between 3 PM-4 PM on weekdays, with Thursday recording the highest incident count at eight crashes.
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Update (5:10 AM CT): The major crash at 5199 SILVER CREEK DR @ 5173 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, first reported at 9:07 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.
15 crashes had already been logged at this location in the 30 days before this incident.
The location has logged 18 more incidents since this crash. Of the crashes since, 8 were classified as major.
A cluster of those crashes happened within roughly two weeks.
Adding those counts together places this location in the upper tier of county crash counts.
Counts are current through August 21, 2026.
5199 SILVER CREEK DR @ 5173 CRIPPLE CREEK DR
Harris County, Texas
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