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.
**LTA Newsroom**
**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.
In the 30 days before this crash, 15 incidents had already been recorded at this location.
After this incident, 18 more crashes have been logged at the location. The breakdown includes 8 major collisions.
Crash counts have dropped at the location after this one.
A stretch of consecutive days brought several crashes to this location.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Through August 21, 2026.
5199 SILVER CREEK DR @ 5173 CRIPPLE CREEK DR
Harris County, Texas
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