A motor vehicle incident shut down the Beltway 8 westbound exit ramp at Almeda Road early Sunday morning, backing up traffic in the pre-dawn hours before the road reopened.
The crash happened at 4:35 AM on Sunday, May 31, blocking the exit ramp and forcing drivers to seek alternate routes off the freeway. Responding officers cleared the scene, and the ramp reopened to traffic. No additional details on injuries or vehicle count were immediately available.
The incident marks the 11th crash at this location in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 90 days, this exit ramp has recorded 19 total incidents, with 17 classified as major. Data from LTA also shows Sundays are the busiest crash day at this intersection — six incidents occurred on Sundays over the past 90 days — while only 17 percent of crashes here happen during traditional rush hours.
Conditions at the time were clear, with broken clouds and a temperature of 76 degrees.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show a broader pattern at this corridor. Since January 2020, 205 crashes have been recorded within roughly 500 meters of this exit ramp. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" cited in 70 of those crashes — the single most common factor at this location.
Drivers heading toward Almeda on Beltway 8 westbound should remain alert through this area. The ramp is now clear, but this location continues to see elevated incident activity.
SBW8OB-ALMEDA RD S BW 8 TWY W @ ALMEDA EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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