A major freeway serving Precinct 1 communities continues to see elevated crash activity, with 11 incidents recorded over the past month along this corridor. Monday's rush hour conditions brought broken cloud cover and visibility reduced to 6.2 miles, with temperatures at 85 degrees. The 6 a.m.–7 a.m. window is the peak crash period at this location, averaging 4 incidents per hour. While 43 percent of crashes occur during rush hour, the corridor's worst day historically is Tuesday, which has logged 5 crashes.
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Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
9 incidents had occurred at this location in the 30 days prior.
In the 142 days since this incident, the location has seen 13 more crashes. The breakdown includes 11 major collisions. A fatal crash was among those that followed.
Multiple crashes occurred at this location within a tight time window.
Those numbers rank the location among the most incident-heavy stretches nearby.
Reflecting incident data through September 03, 2026.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at Fallbrook Dr
Harris County, Texas
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