A traffic hazard was reported on the Southwest Freeway in Precinct 5 Monday morning amid mist conditions that reduced visibility to 2 miles. The incident occurred during the commute period on a corridor that has logged 41 incidents over the past 30 days, with Wednesday typically seeing the heaviest activity at 21 crashes. Peak crash frequency on this stretch occurs between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., averaging 9 incidents during that window.
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**Update (2:50 AM CT):** The major crash at 7529 Southwest Fwy, first reported at 6:45 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
In the four weeks before this crash, 40 incidents had piled up at this location.
Crashes at this location have continued — 99 more have been recorded since. Major-severity crashes accounted for 44 of those incidents.
Crashes have slowed at this location since this crash.
A short window saw several crashes at the location.
Those numbers rank the location among the most incident-heavy stretches nearby.
Counts reflect data through August 22, 2026.
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