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A major crash on the inner loop eastbound at the Jensen exit ramp early Thursday morning added to a mounting collision count at this corridor.
The crash happened at 2:57 AM on June 11 at the I-610 eastbound exit ramp near Irvington Boulevard. Responding officers worked the scene as scattered clouds hung over the area and temperatures held steady around 80 degrees.
This incident is one of 39 crashes recorded at this specific location over the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has logged 144 total incidents — 101 classified as major — along with three fatal crashes. The pattern persists across longer timeframes: TxDOT CRIS public crash records document 1,144 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including three fatalities.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common citation at this corridor, appearing in 448 of those crashes since 2020. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 9.8% — 260 of 2,653 vehicles involved in crashes at this location simply left the scene.
Crashes here occur throughout the day and night, though LTA data shows the single busiest hour is 4 to 5 PM, when 11 crashes occurred during the 90-day tracking window. Wednesdays have been the highest-incident day at this location, with 20 crashes logged over the same period. Early morning incidents like this one are less common but not unusual for the corridor.
No additional details on injuries, vehicle count, or lane closure duration were available at the time of reporting. The road status and clearance timeline should be confirmed with real-time traffic resources before adjusting your route.
**Update (11:00 AM CT):** The major crash at NIH610IB-IRVINGTON BLVD 968 N IH 610 FWY E @ JENSEN EXIT RAMP, first reported at 2:57 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
NIH610IB-IRVINGTON BLVD 968 N IH 610 FWY E @ JENSEN EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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