A crash occurred on a residential surface street in Precinct 5 Saturday during mist conditions, with visibility reduced to 6.2 miles and temperatures at 79 degrees.
The incident took place during offpeak hours on a weekend when traffic volumes in this corridor are typically lower. Over the past 30 days, this residential street has recorded 4 crashes, indicating moderate crash activity for the area serving Katy, Bear Creek, Mission Bend, Alief, Westchase, and Memorial communities.
Update (7:30 AM CT): The major crash at 11311 LARKDALE DR, first reported at 11:30 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.
Before this incident, the location logged 2 crashes over the prior 30 days.
30 more crashes have been recorded at this location in the time since. Of those, 13 were major collisions.
Three of those crashes fell within a single week.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Last incident at this location recorded September 12, 2026.
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