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A crash at Westridge Street and Bartell Drive in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 6 has added to an intersection with a severe crash history.
The wreck happened at 3:04 AM. Responding officers found major damage at the intersection. No fatality occurred, though the incident was serious enough to require a substantial emergency response.
The numbers here tell a stark story. According to LTA data, this intersection has logged 51 total incidents in the past 30 days — 20 of them major crashes. Over the past 90 days, the location has recorded 191 incidents, with 105 classified as major and 6 fatal. Since January 2020, state crash records show 717 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash were overcast and 77 degrees — clear conditions that didn't contribute to visibility or traction issues.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor at this corridor over time, cited in 187 crashes since 2020. The hit-and-run rate at the intersection runs to 13.3% of incidents — 195 of 1,468 units involved.
The timing pattern here is notable: while the single busiest hour is 7–8 AM with 10 crashes, collisions occur at varied times rather than concentrating in a single window. That means this isn't a typical rush-hour problem — it's a persistent pattern across the entire day. Sundays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 26 crashes.
The intersection has become one of the most active collision zones in Harris County's real-time incident data. For comparison, Harris County logged 19,151 total incidents in the past 30 days, with 11 fatal — meaning this single intersection represents a disproportionate share of the county's crash burden.
Responding officers cleared the scene and traffic resumed normal flow. If you use this intersection regularly, expect congestion during the 7–8 AM window in particular, though crashes here can happen anytime.
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.