A major accident on US 90A East at Harlem Road in Richmond shut down multiple lanes early Friday morning. The crash happened at 4:53 AM on June 26, and responding officers worked to clear the scene and reopen the roadway.
This stretch of US 90A has become a concern corridor for Fort Bend County. According to LTA data, seven accidents occurred here over the past 30 days, with six of those classified as major. The pattern extends deeper: in the past 90 days, 14 total incidents hit this location, 13 of them major.
The Fort Bend County incident landscape shows 727 total crashes in the past 30 days, with one fatal. US 90A at Harlem Road accounts for a disproportionate share of the county's activity. Fridays have been the worst day of the week at this location, with four incidents recorded over the past 90 days.
Historically, this corridor has sustained substantial crash activity. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 175 crashes have been documented within about a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" listed in 85 of those crashes—a dominant pattern that suggests driver speed management is consistently cited in incident reports at this location.
The 7.9% hit-and-run rate at this corridor—27 of 340 vehicles involved—also exceeds typical patterns, indicating some drivers leave the scene without exchanging information.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash were clear, with broken clouds and a temperature of 78°F. Road surface and visibility do not appear to have been factors in this incident.
Authorities cleared the crash, and the roadway returned to normal traffic flow. Drivers heading eastbound on US 90A should expect residual delays through the early morning commute as crews complete their work and traffic normalizes.
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.