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.
Before this incident, the location logged 40 crashes over the prior 30 days.
The location has seen 64 additional incidents since this crash. 28 have been logged as major collisions.
Crashes at this location have arrived at a similar pace since.
A short window saw several crashes at the location.
That places this location among the highest-incident segments in the county.
Data through July 08, 2026.
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