I-10 westbound wreck at Sam Houston entrance; 61 incidents in 30 days

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A motor vehicle incident shut down westbound I-10 near the Sam Houston Entrance Ramp on Thursday morning around 9:02 AM, adding to one of the busiest stretches of freeway in the region.

The crash tied up traffic through mid-morning. Responding officers worked to clear the scene, with westbound lanes impacted during the incident.

This location has become a persistent flash point for collisions. According to LTA data, the I-10 corridor at Sam Houston Entrance has logged 61 incidents in the past 30 days — 38 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the stretch has recorded 192 total incidents, including 120 major crashes and 5 fatalities. The pattern stretches back: state crash records show 1,328 crashes within a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.

Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor at this corridor, cited in 444 crashes since 2020. The hit-and-run rate at this location runs 12.4% — 337 of the 2,724 vehicles involved in crashes here have fled the scene.

While this morning's incident occurred under clear skies with broken cloud cover and temperatures around 77 degrees, conditions don't fully explain the corridor's collision density. The single busiest hour here is 5-6 PM, though crashes occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window. Saturdays see the highest incident count — 27 in the past 90 days — but weekday mornings remain active.

The road remained under active incident management as of late morning. Check LTA for current traffic conditions and clearance updates on westbound I-10 at Sam Houston Entrance.