A pedestrian was struck by a car at 3949 Willowick Rd around 9:47 AM on Sunday, July 12. Responding officers found the victim with serious injuries and called for emergency medical transport.
The incident marks another injury crash on a residential stretch that's seen an alarming frequency of serious incidents. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Willowick Rd has logged 9 crashes in the past 30 days—8 of them classified as major. Over the past year, the same quarter-mile corridor has recorded 42 total incidents, with 21 rated as major-injury or worse.
That pattern stands out starkly against broader Harris County numbers. While the county averaged 18,162 incidents over the same 30-day window, Willowick Rd's 9 crashes in that span represent a concentration of serious collisions on a street most residents consider routine.
State crash records paint additional context. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has recorded 128 crashes since January 2020, with no fatalities. The most commonly recorded contributing factor across those crashes was "Failed To Control Speed" (28 crashes). Hit-and-run incidents accounted for 7.2% of vehicle involvement at the location over that period.
Conditions at the time of Sunday's incident were overcast and warm—88 degrees—with no adverse weather reported.
Authorities cleared the scene, and the street returned to normal traffic flow. The victim's current condition was not immediately disclosed. Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
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