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A vehicle accident shut down Highway 75 North at Old US Highway 75 in Willis at 9:25 AM on Tuesday, June 2nd, creating a major backlog during mid-morning commute hours.
Responding officers worked the scene as traffic queued behind the incident. The road was clear by mid-morning, but the crash marks the fifth major incident at this intersection in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data.
The intersection has seen consistent incident activity. Over the past 90 days, the location has recorded 14 major crashes; in the past year, that number reaches 16. Looking deeper into state crash records, the Texas Department of Transportation's CRIS database shows 25 total crashes at the corridor (within about a quarter-mile) since January 2020, with no fatalities recorded over that span.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Drive In Single Lane" as the most common officer-noted factor at this location, appearing in 4 crashes since 2020. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 23.4%, according to state records—meaning more than one in five involved units left the scene.
Montgomery County recorded 157 incidents across all roads in the past 30 days with no fatalities. Weather at the time of Tuesday's incident was clear—few clouds and 86 degrees—ruling out adverse conditions as a factor in this particular crash.
The road was back open to traffic within hours. Commuters heading north on 75 through Willis should remain alert at this intersection, particularly during peak traffic windows.
Highway 75 North and Old Us Highway 75 Willis, TX 77378
Montgomery County, Texas
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