A major crash at Atwell Drive and Dashwood Drive early Wednesday morning adds to a mounting pattern at this Harris County intersection. The wreck happened at 1:16 AM on June 10, injuring at least one person and drawing a response from authorities.
This intersection has become a persistent collision hot spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 30 crashes have struck this location in the past 30 days alone — 20 of them major incidents. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 136 total crashes, with 100 classified as major. The 12-month total reaches 198 incidents, 152 of them major. The numbers here dwarf typical intersection incident rates across Harris County, where authorities logged 18,861 total incidents in the same 30-day window.
Wednesdays appear to be the most volatile day at this intersection; state crash records show 22 incidents on Wednesdays over the past 90 days. Crashes don't concentrate in a single rush-hour window — they occur at varied times throughout the day and night, though the single busiest hour is 9 to 10 AM, when seven crashes have occurred in recent weeks.
Over the broader six-year period captured in TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 572 crashes within about a quarter-mile, including three fatalities. The most common contributing factor as recorded by investigating officers is "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign," cited in 145 of those crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 10.1% of all crashes at this location — 119 of 1,182 vehicles involved fled the scene, per state records.
Conditions were clear at the time of Wednesday's crash, with skies dry and the temperature at 80°F. Authorities cleared the scene and restored traffic flow, though the incident underscores the ongoing collision frequency that defines this intersection.
Update (9:20 AM CT): The major crash at 6699 ATWELL DR @ 5799 DASHWOOD DR, first reported at 1:16 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
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