A crash on Tidwell Road near the 301 block left a driver injured Monday morning. Responding officers arrived at 5:39 AM to find the scene in light rain, with the injured driver requiring medical attention.
This crash marks the 15th incident at this location in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. The corridor has seen significant activity: 60 total crashes in the past 90 days, with 35 classified as major incidents. Over the past 12 months, the area has recorded 89 incidents, including 48 major crashes and 4 fatalities.
Monday is the busiest day of the week here—the location has logged 11 crashes on Mondays over the past 90 days. While the single highest-traffic hour is 2 to 3 PM with 6 crashes, incidents occur throughout the day rather than clustering in one specific window.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 226 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, with "Failed To Control Speed" recorded as the most common contributing factor in 68 of those crashes. The hit-and-run rate at this corridor stands at 14.0% of all involved units.
Weather may have been a factor in this morning's incident. TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period. Roads were still slick out there as rain fell during the early-morning hours.
Authorities cleared the scene and traffic resumed normal flow. Specific details about lane closures and vehicle counts were not immediately available. The injured driver was transported for medical evaluation.
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