A car crash on Southwest Freeway at 11301 brought a major disruption to Sunday morning traffic around 7:40 AM. The incident occurred in light rain, and responding officers worked to clear the scene.
This stretch of Southwest Freeway has seen a surge in crashes over the past month. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 27 incidents have been reported here in the last 30 days—9 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has logged 126 total incidents, with 70 classified as major. The longer view is even steeper: in the past 12 months, this location has recorded 190 incidents, including 109 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
Sunday is the busiest day for crashes at this location. LTA data shows 17 incidents recorded on Sundays over the past 90 days. While crashes here occur throughout the day, the single busiest hour is 7–8 PM, though the incident pattern varies rather than concentrating in just one window.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash—light rain at 77 degrees—created slick pavement. TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period. Roads were still wet out there Sunday morning, so exercise extra caution if you're heading through this corridor.
Historically, this corridor shows a persistent pattern. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, nearly 1,007 crashes have been recorded within about a quarter-mile of this location—6 of them fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" cited in 346 of those crashes. Additionally, the hit-and-run rate at this corridor stands at 11.7%, with 246 of 2,098 units involved in hit-and-run incidents.
The Sunday morning crash adds to what's already a well-documented pattern on this section of Southwest Freeway. If you use this corridor regularly, it's worth factoring in extra time and staying alert, especially during wet conditions and on weekends.
This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.