A major collision brought westbound I-10 to a standstill near Exit 756B early Sunday morning, adding to a troubling pattern of crashes at this Harris County location.
The crash happened at 2:41 AM on May 24, blocking traffic in the pre-dawn hours when the interstate should have been relatively clear. Emergency crews responded and worked to clear the wreckage, but the incident underscored a deeper problem: this stretch of I-10 has become one of the region's most crash-prone corridors.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the I-10 West corridor at Exit 756B has logged 74 incidents over the past 30 days—46 of them major collisions. Over the past three months, the location has recorded 198 total incidents, including 120 major crashes and 7 fatalities. In the past 12 months, 225 incidents have occurred at this exact location.
What makes the early-morning timing notable is the corridor's pattern. While this location sees its heaviest crash activity on Saturdays (27 incidents over 90 days) and peaks during the 8 PM-9 PM hour, the data shows that off-peak crashes—like Sunday's 2:41 AM collision—occur regularly here. Just 28 percent of crashes at this location happen during rush hour, meaning drivers can't rely on off-peak times as a safe window.
Weather conditions at the time of Sunday's crash were clear—67 degrees and no precipitation—so visibility wasn't a factor. The collision itself serves as another data point in a 30-day stretch that has made this corridor consistently dangerous regardless of time of day or weather.
Harris County as a whole recorded 19,789 incidents in the past month, with 16 fatalities. This single Exit 756B location represents a concentration of risk that far exceeds the county average.
The specific nature of injuries, vehicle count, and final clearance time were not immediately available. Drivers who use I-10 West in this area should expect periodic delays and remain alert, particularly given the frequency of major collisions at this exit.
Update (10:45 AM CT): The major crash at Interstate Highway 10 W & Exit 756B, first reported at 2:41 AM, 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.
Crash counts at this location reached 73 in the 30 days before this incident.
Since this crash, 194 more incidents have occurred at this location. Of those, 106 were major collisions.
The recent run shows crashes coming slower than before.
Some of those crashes occurred within days of each other.
Adding those counts together places this location in the upper tier of county crash counts.
Data through September 30, 2026.
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