I-10 and I-45 ramp crash; 57 incidents in 30 days

A motor vehicle incident at the I-10 eastbound exit to the I-45 northbound entrance ramp brought major congestion to the interchange Friday morning. The crash happened at 8:41 AM, adding to what's already a high-activity stretch of freeway.

This interchange—where eastbound I-10 feeds into the I-45 northbound merge—has recorded 57 incidents over the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 90 days, the location has logged 151 total incidents, with 111 classified as major. The 12-month record shows 297 incidents at this site, including 213 major crashes and 2 fatalities.

The immediate backup affected both the exit ramp and the northbound I-45 entrance, creating a bottleneck during peak morning commute traffic. Conditions were overcast with temperatures near 90 degrees.

Broader context: within a one-mile radius of this interchange, there have been 623 crashes recorded in the 30 days preceding Friday's incident, per LTA real-time data. Since the Friday morning crash, four additional incidents have occurred within that same radius.

Historically, this corridor sees varied incident timing throughout the day, though the single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, which accounts for 13 crashes in the 90-day window. Crashes here tend to cluster on Wednesdays, which recorded 26 incidents over 90 days. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, "Failed To Control Speed" is the most common officer-recorded contributing factor at this location, cited in 518 crashes since January 2020. State records also show a hit-and-run rate of 11.3% at the interchange—337 of 2,970 vehicles involved in crashes departed the scene.

Responding officers worked to clear the scene and restore traffic flow. The interchange typically handles significant volume, particularly during afternoon peak hours, so congestion can persist even after the initial incident is cleared.