A crash on SH-288 southbound at Almeda-Genoa Road around 6:55 AM on Wednesday, July 1st brought southbound traffic to a crawl during the morning commute. Responding officers worked the scene as vehicles backed up behind the incident, with delays stretching through the peak travel window.
This location has seen repeated incident activity. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, SH-288 southbound at Almeda-Genoa recorded 32 crashes in the past 30 days, with 21 of those classified as major. Over the past 12 months, the corridor has logged 147 total crashes, including 88 major crashes and 4 fatalities. The timing pattern here is notable: the single busiest hour is 6-7 AM (12 crashes), though crashes occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window.
Per LTA real-time data, 24 crashes were recorded within a quarter-mile of this location in the 30 days before this incident. The morning commute remains the highest-risk window at this stretch of SH-288 southbound.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the single most common recorded cause at this corridor over the past six-plus years (194 crashes). State records also show a hit-and-run rate of 12.1% at this location.
If you're heading south on SH-288 through this area, consider using Almeda Road, South Main, or IH-69/US-59 as a parallel freeway option. Traffic should begin to normalize as the incident clears, but expect residual delays if you're traveling through this corridor during the morning rush. Weather conditions at the time were clear, with temperatures around 82°F.
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