Exit 771B crash on I-10 eastbound; 28 incidents in 30 days

A major crash at Exit 771B on eastbound Interstate 10 at Lockwood brought the freeway to a halt early Sunday morning. The wreck happened at 2:17 AM on June 21, injuring at least one person, according to responding officers.

The eastbound lanes at the exit ramp were completely blocked while crews worked the scene. Traffic backed up significantly during the initial response, though the overnight hour meant lower overall volume than a daytime incident would have created. By mid-morning, the road had reopened and normal flow resumed.

This crash is the latest in a troubling pattern at this location. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Exit 771B has recorded 28 total incidents in the past 30 days—11 of them major crashes. Over a 90-day window, the exit ramp corridor has seen 82 incidents, 46 classified as major. That intensity shows no signs of slowing. In the past 12 months alone, 134 crashes have occurred at this location, including 68 major incidents and 5 fatalities.

The timing of this morning's wreck aligns with a notable pattern at this corridor. Crashes here fall mostly outside typical weekday commute hours; the single busiest hour is 2-3 AM, when six crashes have occurred in the data window tracked by LTA. Sunday morning traffic is lighter than weekdays, but the 2 AM window remains the corridor's peak incident time.

Historical data from the Texas Department of Transportation paints a broader picture. Since January 2020, state crash records show 521 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this exit, including 9 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show that "Failed To Control Speed" was the most commonly cited factor across those crashes—recorded in 125 incidents. Hit-and-run crashes account for 12.9% of the incidents at this location, a notable percentage.

The weather at the time of this morning's crash—scattered clouds and 79 degrees—was clear and benign. Visibility and road conditions were not factors. Still, the frequency of crashes here, regardless of conditions, underscores the consistent risk profile of the location.

Harris County overall recorded 18,298 incidents in the past 30 days, including 16 fatal crashes. This single exit ramp location represents a concentrated cluster within that broader county total.