A major crash at Tanglewilde Street and Westpark Drive sent at least one person to the hospital early Monday morning. The wreck happened at 2:34 AM and tied up the intersection for several hours as crews worked to clear the scene.
Authorities haven't released details on how many vehicles were involved or the full extent of injuries, but the incident was significant enough to keep the intersection closed well into the early morning hours. If you were up early heading out, this one definitely made the commute tougher.
What makes this crash noteworthy isn't just today's incident — it's the pattern. This intersection has become one of the busier crash zones in the region. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the Tanglewilde and Westpark corridor logged 59 incidents over the past 30 days, with 35 of those classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the numbers climb to 180 total incidents, 104 of them major. Since the start of 2024, state crash records show 846 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
Crashes here happen throughout the day and night — not confined to any single rush hour window. The timing pattern shows the single busiest hour is 9–10 AM with 7 crashes recorded, though incidents occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window. Thursdays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days with 19 crashes.
Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor across this corridor, cited in 218 crashes since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate at this intersection runs at 15.0% — significantly higher than average — with 262 of the units involved leaving the scene.
Clear skies and mild conditions (81°F) were in place when this morning's crash occurred. The road was back open by mid-morning, but if you're heading through Tanglewilde and Westpark over the next few days, stay alert. The numbers here speak for themselves.
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