Old Spanish Trail crash at Delafield; 15 incidents in 30 days

A major crash at Old Spanish Trail and Delafield Street left at least one person injured Saturday morning. The collision happened at 10:31 AM, snarling traffic through an intersection that's seen steady incident activity over the past month.

Responding officers worked the scene as traffic backed up around the crash site. Details on the number of vehicles involved and the full extent of injuries weren't immediately available, but the severity of the collision prompted a full response.

This intersection has become a persistent trouble spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Old Spanish Trail and Delafield recorded 15 incidents over the past 30 days—5 of them major crashes like this one. Over 90 days, the location logged 72 total incidents, with 24 classified as major. That pattern stretches back further: state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation document 134 crashes within a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020, including one fatal collision.

Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show that "Failed To Control Speed" was the most common factor cited in crashes here, appearing in 21 of the crashes on record. The area also has a notably high hit-and-run rate: 10.9% of the vehicles involved in crashes here left the scene.

Timing at this intersection is scattered. While the single busiest hour is 5–6 PM (accounting for 7 crashes), collisions occur regularly throughout the day and week rather than concentrating in one narrow window. Fridays have been the highest-incident day, with 16 crashes logged over the past 90 days.

Conditions at the time of Saturday's crash were overcast and warm—91 degrees—with no adverse weather complicating the scene.

Authorities cleared the intersection after their investigation. Traffic flow returned to normal after the delay.