A major crash shut down the Southwest Freeway outbound at Black Audley Street around 3:04 AM on Friday, June 12, closing lanes and backing up traffic in the pre-dawn darkness.
Responding officers worked the scene as crews cleared debris. No word yet on injuries or how many vehicles were involved, but the incident tied up the outbound direction during what's typically a quieter hour on this stretch.
This location has become a persistent hot spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 41 crashes hit this same corridor in the past 30 days alone—28 of them major incidents like this one. Over the past 90 days, LTA records show 131 total crashes here, with 84 classified as major. The pattern stretches back: state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 717 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including 5 fatalities.
The timing of this morning's crash is notable. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday commute peaks; the single busiest hour is 1–2 PM, when this corridor sees the most frequent collisions. A pre-dawn incident like this one carries its own disruption weight for early drivers and shift workers heading out.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" is the most common recorded cause at this location, cited in 232 crashes since January 2020. That pattern appears consistently across the corridor's incident history.
Traffic was being diverted while the scene was active. The road should clear as daylight approaches and recovery wraps up, but crews may remain on scene through the early morning to document the incident and clear final debris.
This is the 41st incident at this Southwest Freeway location in just 30 days.
**Update (11:05 AM CT):** The major crash at 3120 SOUTHWEST FWY OB @ BLK AUDLEY ST, first reported at 3:04 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
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