Wreck at Harwin and Sam Houston Pkwy; 39 incidents in 30 days

A motor vehicle incident closed lanes at Harwin Drive and Sam Houston Parkway South around 1:52 AM on Wednesday, June 24. Responding officers worked the scene as traffic detoured around the crash site.

The incident adds to an escalating pattern at this intersection. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location has logged 39 incidents over the past 30 days—27 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 113 total incidents, with 71 classified as major. In the past 12 months, the corridor has recorded 172 incidents, 109 of them major, plus 2 fatal crashes.

Wider state records show the severity of this stretch. Since January 2020, TxDOT CRIS public crash records document 887 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location. The most common officer-recorded contributing factor at the corridor is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 308 crashes. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, span multiple categories, but speed control stands as the dominant pattern.

Timing varies here. While the single busiest hour is 4–5 PM with 11 crashes, incidents occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window. Tuesdays historically see the most activity, averaging 17 crashes over a 90-day period. A Wednesday 1:52 AM incident fits the broader pattern of crashes happening throughout the day and week at this intersection.

Conditions at the time of the incident were clear—broken clouds, 79 degrees. No adverse weather contributed to this particular crash.

The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 10.0%, according to state records—185 of 1,851 vehicle units involved left the scene without exchanging information.

Responding officers cleared the scene and traffic returned to normal flow. Drivers heading through this corridor should remain alert, especially given the concentration of incidents documented here over the past month and longer.

**Update (9:55 AM CT):** The major crash at 10705 HARWIN DR @ 5798 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, first reported at 1:52 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.