A crash tied up the West Sam Houston Tollway northbound at Kempwood around 6:29 AM on Tuesday, June 30, affecting morning commuters headed toward downtown.
This is the 18th incident at this location in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. The corridor has been active: 47 crashes over the past 90 days, with 32 of those classified as major incidents. Over the past 12 months, the location has recorded 71 total crashes, 51 of them major.
Responding officers worked the scene as traffic built during the early-morning rush. The weather was clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures near 80°F.
Historical data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows this stretch of the West Sam Houston Toll has experienced 328 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor cited in 101 crashes at the corridor over that period. The hit-and-run rate stands at 6.0% of all units involved in crashes here.
While the single busiest hour at this location is 6–7 PM, when four crashes have occurred, the data shows crashes here happen at varied times throughout the day rather than concentrating in one window. Fridays have recorded the highest incident count at 10 crashes over a 90-day span.
The incident was cleared and traffic resumed normal flow. No additional details were available at publication.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at Kempwood
Harris County, Texas
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