A major crash at Beatty Street and Telephone Road early Sunday morning adds to a mounting collision pattern at this intersection.
The wreck happened at 6:59 AM on May 31. Responding officers found significant damage and worked to clear the scene.
This intersection is in a collision cluster. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 25 crashes have occurred here in the past 30 days—14 of them major incidents. Over the past 90 days, the count rises to 70 total crashes, with 45 classified as major. The busiest hour at this location is 7 to 8 AM, when five crashes have been recorded, though collisions here happen throughout the day rather than concentrating in a single peak window.
The broader pattern extends further back. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, this corridor has logged 465 crashes since January 2020, including six fatalities. The most commonly recorded contributing factor across those crashes is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 139 of the incidents. Hit-and-run crashes account for 12.3% of the total—119 of the 970 vehicles involved in collisions at this location fled the scene.
Conditions at the time of Sunday's crash were clear: scattered clouds and 87 degrees. No weather factor appears to have played a role.
The road remained accessible following the incident response. Drivers heading through this intersection during morning hours should expect typical Sunday traffic patterns, though this location's collision frequency warrants heightened caution, especially during the early morning window when crash risk peaks.
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