A major crash brought IH-10 Katy eastbound to a crawl at Eldridge Parkway around 7:17 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, backing up traffic during the morning commute.
The collision shut multiple lanes, forcing drivers to navigate heavy congestion in both directions as cleanup crews worked the scene. If you're heading east on the Katy Freeway, expect significant delays. The I-610 loop, Westpark Tollway to the west, or Washington Avenue and Memorial Drive offer inner-loop alternatives, though they're absorbing plenty of diverted traffic themselves.
This crash hits a corridor already running hot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, IH-10 Katy eastbound at Eldridge has logged 38 incidents over the past 30 days—14 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the location's seen 134 total incidents, with 73 classified as major. The 12-month picture is starker: 197 total incidents, 119 major, and 3 fatalities, per LTA real-time incident database.
Tuesday proved to be the busiest day for crashes at this location over the past three months, with 31 incidents recorded on Tuesdays alone, according to LTA data. While the single heaviest hour historically is the 5–6 p.m. window with 19 crashes, incidents here occur at varied times throughout the day, making this a persistent problem across multiple rush periods.
State crash records paint a clearer picture of what's driving the problem. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 988 crashes since January 2020, with the officer-recorded contributing factor showing "Failed To Control Speed" in 351 of those incidents. Hit-and-run incidents account for 11.5 percent of all crashes here, per state data—245 hit-and-runs among 2,126 units involved.
For drivers stuck in this stretch Tuesday morning, clear skies and 83 degrees offered no weather excuse, but the incident still created the gridlock you'd expect from a major freeway crash during peak travel hours. Check your app for real-time clearance updates, and if you're heading through this corridor later today, remember that even after the wreck clears, this location has a well-documented history of incidents across the entire day.
**Update (8:35 AM CT):** The major crash at IH-10 Katy Eastbound at Eldridge Pky, first reported at 7:17 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 18 minutes. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
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