A car crash on Rawley Street in Harris County early Tuesday morning underscores the persistent traffic trouble at this residential stretch. The collision happened at 5:56 AM on Tuesday, July 14, and responding officers worked to clear debris and reopen the roadway.
While the early-morning timing spared the typical commute-hour chaos, the incident fits a larger pattern. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Rawley Street has seen 23 crashes over the past 30 days—11 of them major. Over the past three months, the count rises to 52 incidents, with 21 classified as major. In the past 12 months, 103 crashes have been recorded at this location, 55 of them major.
The corridor's crash history extends well beyond recent months. Texas Department of Transportation CRIS public crash records show 367 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this address since January 2020, including two fatal incidents. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common factor, cited in 109 of those crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.9% of crashes at the location—103 of 743 vehicles involved.
Timing at Rawley Street doesn't follow typical commute patterns. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday rush hours; the single busiest hour is 12–1 PM, which saw four crashes in the data window. Over a 90-day period, Mondays recorded the most incidents with nine crashes.
Conditions at the time of Tuesday's crash were overcast with temperatures around 74 degrees—clear driving weather, unlike the wet pavement conditions that have contributed to thousands of crashes statewide. TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period.
No additional details regarding injuries, lane closures, or estimated clearance time were available at the time of this report. Motorists using Rawley Street should remain alert in this area, where crash frequency significantly outpaces surrounding residential corridors.
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