A major freeway crash occurred Saturday in Constable Precinct 1 under mist conditions that reduced visibility to 6 miles. Temperature was 79 degrees.
The incident happened on a corridor that has logged 15 crashes over the past 30 days, with Saturday being the heaviest day for incidents at this location. Peak crash activity typically occurs between 5 PM and 6 PM, though this incident fell outside rush hour windows.
By LTA Newsroom
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
In the four weeks before this crash, 14 incidents had piled up at this location.
66 more crashes have been documented at this location since this incident. Among them, 27 were major crashes.
Incidents have arrived less frequently at this location since.
Several of those incidents clustered within a short window.
Taken together, the counts place this stretch in the upper tier for crashes locally.
Data through September 25, 2026.
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