A major crash at Old Spanish Trail and La Salette Street sent at least one person to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The wreck happened at 12:31 PM, backing up traffic in all directions through the intersection during peak afternoon conditions.
This intersection is a persistent trouble spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location recorded 60 crashes in the past 30 days—38 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 172 total incidents, with 110 classified as major. Looking back 12 months, this intersection has seen 271 incidents, 162 of them significant enough to cause major delays or injury.
The pattern isn't confined to rush hour. LTA data shows most crashes here fall outside the traditional weekday commute peaks; the single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, which saw 9 crashes over the tracking period. Today's incident occurred just before that window—mid-afternoon on a Tuesday.
State crash records paint a clearer picture of what goes wrong here. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, this corridor has recorded 561 crashes since January 2020 within roughly a quarter-mile, including 5 fatalities. The most commonly recorded contributing factor by investigating officers is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 106 crashes at or near this location. Hit-and-run incidents account for 12.0% of all crashes here—136 of the 1,138 vehicles involved in incidents simply left the scene.
Temperatures hit 95 degrees with scattered clouds at the time of this afternoon's wreck. While conditions weren't severe, this intersection's pattern of speed-related crashes suggests driver behavior, not weather, is the primary issue.
Responding officers worked to clear the scene and restore normal flow. Authorities have not released injury counts or estimated clearance times as of this report. If you were heading through that intersection Tuesday afternoon, you felt the backup firsthand—and the numbers show you're not alone. This is one of the busiest crash intersections in Harris County.
3701 OLD SPANISH TRL @ 6301 LA SALETTE ST
Harris County, Texas
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