A major crash at I-45 North and W Gulf Bank Road around 8:59 AM on Friday, July 10, 2026, disrupted morning traffic in Harris County.
Responding officers worked to clear the scene. Lane closure details weren't immediately available, but the crash added pressure to a corridor that's seen significant incident activity in recent weeks.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this intersection has recorded 42 incidents over the past 30 days, with 28 of those classified as major crashes. Over the past 90 days, the location shows 103 total incidents, 66 of them major. The 12-month record stands at 172 incidents, including 118 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
The timing of crashes here varies throughout the day. While the single busiest hour is between 7 and 8 PM—when 8 crashes occurred over the analysis period—incidents happen regularly across multiple time windows rather than concentrating in one predictable peak.
State crash records tell a broader story. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor within about a quarter-mile has logged 554 crashes since January 2020, including 9 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor, cited in 249 crashes at this location. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 11.9% of all units involved.
Friday's conditions were clear—broken clouds and 87 degrees—so weather wasn't a contributing factor this morning. Drivers should expect residual delays as the incident clears and traffic normalizes on I-45 North at this heavily-traveled stretch.
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.