A motor vehicle incident at Almeda Road and West Orem Drive at 2:57 AM Thursday, June 25 left the intersection disrupted in the early morning hours. The crash was classified as major severity, though specific details on injuries, vehicles involved, and lane closures were not immediately available.
This intersection has become a consistent flashpoint for collisions. According to LTA data, 19 crashes occurred at this location over the past 30 days—11 of them major incidents. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 41 total crashes, with 23 classified as major. The pattern extends further back: since January 2020, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 188 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection, resulting in 3 fatalities.
The timing of today's incident falls outside the typical peak hours for this corridor. According to LTA data, most crashes here occur outside weekday commute peaks, with the single busiest hour being 3 to 4 PM (4 crashes during that window). Over a 90-day period, Fridays have been the highest-incident day with 11 crashes.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show that "Failed To Control Speed" is the most common factor cited at this location, appearing in 45 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 9.7 percent of collisions here—37 of 380 units involved in crashes at this intersection since 2020.
Weather conditions at the time of the incident were clear, with a temperature of 76 degrees. Responding officers handled the scene in the early morning darkness, when visibility and driver alertness can be reduced even under favorable weather.
No word yet on when the intersection will fully reopen or what impact the incident had on early morning traffic in the area. Drivers should remain cautious at this intersection, which has logged a significant collision history.
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.