A motor vehicle incident shut down northbound I-45 at the Aldine Bender entrance ramp at 5:18 AM on Wednesday, June 10, creating a major backup on the freeway during the pre-dawn hours.
Responding officers cleared the roadway, but the crash added to a troubling pattern at this location. According to LTA data, the corridor has logged 20 incidents in the past 30 days alone—9 of them major. Over the past 12 months, the ramp and immediate freeway segment have recorded 121 total crashes, including 73 major incidents and 3 fatalities.
The timing of this morning's crash is notable. While the single busiest hour here is 9-10 AM (when 7 crashes occurred in recent data), incidents at this location don't concentrate in one window—they're scattered throughout the day and night. Wednesdays themselves are the corridor's highest-incident day, with 13 crashes recorded in the past 90 days on this weekday alone.
State crash records paint a deeper picture of the corridor's history. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the area within about a quarter-mile has experienced 1,373 crashes since January 2020, resulting in 7 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor, cited in 491 of those crashes. Additionally, hit-and-run incidents account for 11.6% of all unit involvement at the location—355 hit-and-runs among 3,072 units involved over that period.
Conditions were clear at the time of this morning's crash, with temperatures around 80 degrees. No adverse weather was a factor.
The incident was cleared and traffic flow was restored. Commuters heading northbound on I-45 during the morning drive should expect residual delays as the corridor moves into its peak window around 9-10 AM.
**Update (1:20 PM CT):** The major crash at IH45IB-WEST N IH 45 FWY @ ALDINE BENDER ENTR RAMP, first reported at 5:18 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
IH45IB-WEST N IH 45 FWY @ ALDINE BENDER ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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