Two people were injured in a crash on I-45 northbound near W Dallas Street on Sunday, July 05, 2026, around 11:54 AM.
Responding officers found two vehicles involved in the collision. Both occupants sustained injuries, though severity details weren't immediately released. The impact disrupted northbound traffic in the area as crews worked to clear the roadway and transport the injured.
This crash is the latest in a persistently active stretch of I-45 North at this interchange. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor has logged 92 total incidents in the past 30 days—44 of them major incidents like this one. Over the past 90 days, the location has recorded 270 crashes, with 148 classified as major. In the 12 months leading up to today, responders have handled 477 incidents at this exact location, including 3 fatal crashes.
Looking at the broader pattern, crashes here occur throughout the day rather than concentrating in a single rush window. The single busiest hour is 3 to 4 PM, which has seen 18 crashes, though collisions happen at varied times.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show that across this corridor since January 2020, "Failed To Control Speed" is the most common officer-recorded contributing factor, cited in 521 crashes. The data also indicates a 13.1% hit-and-run rate at this location over that same period.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash were scattered clouds and 93 degrees—clear skies that shouldn't have complicated driver visibility or road grip. No adverse weather factors were in play.
Once crews cleared the vehicles and both patients were transported, northbound traffic flow gradually resumed. This location will see continued activity; Saturdays are historically the busiest day at I-45 and W Dallas, with 42 crashes logged in the past 90 days.
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