A major crash at Washington Avenue and Roy Street early Saturday morning adds to one of Harris County's busiest intersections for collisions.
The wreck happened at 2:35 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Responding officers found a serious vehicular incident at the intersection. Details on injuries and lane closures are still being compiled.
This intersection is a consistent trouble spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 68 crashes have been reported here over the past 30 days—22 of them major incidents. Over the past year, the location has logged 293 total crashes, including 118 major incidents and 2 fatalities.
The timing of this crash is notable: most collisions at this intersection occur outside typical weekday commute windows. The single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, when 11 crashes were recorded over the analysis period. Sundays are the highest-incident day with 25 crashes in the past 90 days.
According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, the broader corridor—within about a quarter-mile of this intersection—has seen 1,008 crashes since January 2020. The most common officer-recorded contributing factor is "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign," cited in 205 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.2% of all unit-involved crashes here, significantly above typical rates.
Conditions at the time of the crash were overcast and 77 degrees—clear visibility, no adverse weather factors present.
The crash was cleared, and the intersection returned to normal traffic flow following standard response procedures.
For real-time updates on this location and corridor, monitor LTA's incident database. If you're traveling in the area, allow extra time and stay alert—this intersection demands caution.
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.