A major crash at Gessner Road and Black Neff Street sent responders out early Friday morning. The collision happened at 6:07 AM, occurring in clear weather with broken clouds and temperatures around 79 degrees.
This intersection has become a flash point for collisions. According to LTA data, the location logged 28 incidents over the past 30 days—14 of them major—and 76 total incidents in the past 90 days. Over a 12-month span, the intersection has recorded 116 incidents, with 51 classified as major.
The pattern isn't confined to a single rush-hour window. While the single busiest hour here is 5 to 6 PM (with six crashes recorded during that window), collisions occur at varied times throughout the day and week. Thursdays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 19 crashes recorded.
State crash records paint an additional picture. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 455 crashes since January 2020, including four fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor, cited in 124 crashes at this location. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 15.4% of all involved units—146 hit-and-run incidents out of 946 total vehicles involved in crashes at the intersection over that period.
Responding officers handled the scene Friday morning. Specific details on lane closures, injury status, and clearance times were not immediately available. Drivers in the area should expect disruptions and consider alternate routes until the scene is cleared.
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.