A motor vehicle incident at Harwin Drive and Black South Gessner Road left the intersection disrupted in the early morning hours at 12:13 AM on Tuesday, July 07, 2026. Responding officers worked the scene as clear skies and mild temperatures — 82 degrees — prevailed overnight.
This intersection has become a persistent problem spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location logged 30 total incidents over the past 30 days, including 13 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, that number climbed to 71 total incidents, with 24 rated as major severity. The pattern extends deeper into the historical record — 101 incidents in the past 12 months, 37 of them major.
The corridor's crash history runs deeper still. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, this intersection and its immediate surroundings have recorded 388 total crashes since January 2020, resulting in 2 fatalities. When investigating officers file their reports, the most commonly cited contributing factor is "Failed To Control Speed," which appears in 116 of those crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 11.0 percent of the crashes at this location — 88 out of 798 vehicles involved.
Interestingly, the busiest hour for crashes here isn't a traditional rush-hour window. LTA data shows the single highest incident concentration falls between 3 and 4 PM on any given day, with 7 crashes logged during that hour over the analysis period. Most crashes at this intersection, however, fall outside typical weekday commute peaks — meaning this is not a traditional congestion-driven problem. Mondays have historically been the most volatile day at this location, with 11 incidents recorded over the 90-day window.
The most common type of incident recorded here remains minor crashes, though the recent surge in major incidents suggests the severity profile may be shifting. Tuesday's wreck adds to an already elevated incident count and underscores the consistent disruption drivers can expect when traveling through this intersection, regardless of time of day.
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.