A crash occurred on a residential surface street in Constable Precinct 5 Sunday in mist conditions with visibility reduced to 6 miles and temperatures at 79 degrees.
The residential corridor has experienced 54 crashes over the past 30 days, classifying it as an extreme activity zone. Historically, this location sees peak crash activity on Fridays with 19 incidents, and between 6 PM-7 PM with 7 crashes during that hour window. Offpeak hours account for the dominant crash pattern at this location, though 45 percent of incidents occur during rush periods.
County-wide, Harris County recorded 19,497 traffic incidents over 30 days with 24 fatal crashes.
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**Update (11:15 AM CT):** The major crash at 12701 BEECHNUT ST, first reported at 3:15 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
The location's 30-day count stood at 52 before this incident.
The location has logged 87 more incidents since this crash. Of the crashes since, 47 were classified as major.
Incidents have continued at a comparable pace after this crash.
A stretch of consecutive days brought several crashes to this location.
Adding those counts together places this location in the upper tier of county crash counts.
Reflecting incident data through August 23, 2026.
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