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A motor vehicle accident shut down northbound I-45 at the White Oak exit ramp around 1:40 AM on Saturday, June 13, creating a major traffic disruption in the predawn hours.
Responding officers worked to clear the wreckage and reopen the roadway. The exact nature of injuries and number of vehicles involved weren't immediately detailed, but the incident rated as major severity.
This crash lands on a corridor with a staggering incident history. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com real-time data, I-45 northbound at White Oak has logged 131 total incidents over the past 30 days—78 of them major. Over a 90-day window, that number climbs to 350 total incidents, with 211 rated major. In the past 12 months, the corridor has seen 508 incidents, including 323 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
The location's crash pattern is relentless across all hours. While the single busiest hour is 5–6 PM, with 24 crashes recorded during that window, crashes here occur at varied times rather than clustering in one rush-hour spike—making the overnight incident particularly relevant to drivers who may assume predawn traffic is safer.
State crash records paint an additional picture of this corridor's hazard profile. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the stretch has recorded 521 crashes since January 2020 (3 fatal). The most common contributing factor as recorded by investigating officers is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 181 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 10.9% of all collisions here—117 of 1,075 units involved fled the scene.
Saturday's incident cleared sometime after initial response, though exact clearance time wasn't provided. If you're commuting through this corridor during daylight hours, expect moderate-to-heavy volumes, especially as the weekend progresses into peak afternoon travel windows. The White Oak exit ramp area has demonstrated consistent crash activity regardless of day or season, so exercise extra caution on approaches and merges through this section.
IH45IB-IH10 N IH 45 FWY @ WHITE OAK EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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