A major crash at Runnels Street and Lottman Boulevard around 2:40 AM Saturday morning brought emergency crews to the intersection, adding to a corridor already logging heavy incident activity in recent weeks.
Responding officers found a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection. Details on the number of vehicles involved and injury status remain under investigation, but the crash was significant enough to draw immediate response.
The timing—early Saturday morning, outside peak commute hours—is actually atypical for this intersection. According to LTA data, while this location averages crashes across all hours, only 37 percent of incidents here occur during traditional rush periods over the past 90 days. The data shows Tuesdays see the highest crash count at this intersection (26 incidents in 90 days), with the 4 PM-5 PM hour representing the peak single-hour window (14 incidents in 90 days). This early-morning crash bucks the usual pattern.
The broader picture is harder to ignore. LTA data shows 52 total incidents at Runnels and Lottman in the past 30 days—27 of them major collisions. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has recorded 225 total incidents, including 107 major crashes. Since January 2020, TxDOT CRIS public crash records document 1,133 crashes within roughly 500 meters of this intersection, nine of them fatal. The most common officer-recorded contributing factor across that period is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 239 crashes.
Weather conditions at the time of Saturday's crash were clear—76 degrees with a clear sky—so precipitation or visibility wasn't a factor in this particular incident.
The road was cleared and traffic returned to normal flow following standard response procedures. Authorities did not immediately release details on injuries or citations related to the crash.
**Update (10:40 AM CT):** The major crash at RR RUNNELS 2123 RUNNELS ST @ BLK LOTTMAN ST, first reported at 2:40 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
RR RUNNELS 2123 RUNNELS ST @ BLK LOTTMAN ST
Harris County, Texas
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