SH-225 westbound wreck at Scarborough; 13 incidents in 30 days

A crash tied up SH-225 westbound at Scarborough Lane around 7:40 AM on Tuesday, June 09, 2026, sending commuters searching for alternate routes during the early morning drive.

The wreck blocked multiple lanes, backing traffic up in both directions as responding officers worked the scene. Westbound traffic took the hardest hit, with delays stretching well into mid-morning as crews cleared the debris.

This crash marks the 13th incident at this location in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 90 days, SH-225 westbound at Scarborough has seen 34 total incidents—31 classified as major—plus one fatality. The corridor's crash history underscores a pattern: in the past 12 months, 43 incidents have occurred here, with 34 rated as major.

According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, the broader SH-225 corridor near Scarborough has logged 329 crashes since January 2020, with six of those fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" cited in 83 crashes at this location—the single most common factor documented.

The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 9.3%, meaning roughly one in every 11 vehicles involved in a crash here leaves the scene without exchanging information.

Conditions at the time of the crash were clear, with few clouds and temperatures near 83 degrees. The westbound delay began clearing by mid-morning as tow crews removed the involved vehicles.

If you're heading west on SH-225, expect residual congestion through the late morning commute. The corridor's timing pattern shows crashes occur at varied times throughout the day rather than concentrating in a single window, though the single busiest hour historically is 10–11 AM.