A major crash on Eastex Freeway outbound at the Crosstimbers interchange brought traffic to a crawl Monday morning around 8:44 AM, adding to an unusually active stretch on this corridor.
The incident tied up the outbound lanes during the peak morning commute window. Responding officers cleared the roadway, but the backup disrupted the start of the work week for drivers heading northbound out of the metro area.
This marks the 46th incident LTA has recorded at this location over the past 30 days — a significant concentration that reflects deeper patterns in the data. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com records, the Eastex outbound at Crosstimbers has logged 94 total incidents over the past 90 days, with 48 classified as major. Over the past 12 months, the count reaches 119 incidents, including one fatal crash. The single busiest hour at this location is 8–9 AM, though crashes occur at varied times rather than clustering in one narrow window.
Looking at the longer historical record, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 588 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this corridor since January 2020, including 5 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common cited factor across the corridor, appearing in 141 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at this location stands at 13.6%, with 168 of 1,231 units involved in crashes fleeing the scene.
Weather conditions at the time of Monday's incident were clear — broken clouds and 85 degrees — so wet pavement or visibility issues were not factors in this particular crash.
Traffic returned to normal flow following the response and clearance. If you were caught in the backup, you're likely still recovering your commute time. The outbound Eastex is passable now, but stay alert through that interchange — the volume of incidents in this corridor over recent weeks underscores why it demands close attention from any driver moving through.
This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.