610 Loop at Woodway exit ramp; 45 incidents in 30 days

A major crash tied up the I-610 northbound exit ramp at Woodway Drive around 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 18. Traffic backed up as crews worked the scene on what turned out to be the busiest hour for incidents at this location.

This exit ramp is hitting hard. The LTA real-time incident database shows 45 crashes here in the past 30 days alone—34 of them major. Over the past year, the corridor has logged 195 total incidents, with 116 classified as major and 2 fatal. The data makes clear this isn't an isolated problem.

Weekends are when this location sees the most trouble. According to LTA data, crashes here skew toward Saturdays and Sundays rather than the weekday commute, and 11 AM to noon is the single busiest hour with 8 crashes recorded in that window. Today's timing put this incident right in the danger zone.

State crash records paint a detailed picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 964 crashes since January 2020 within about a quarter-mile of this exit ramp. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading cause across 476 crashes at the site. The data also documents a 12.2 percent hit-and-run rate here—253 of the 2,069 vehicles involved in crashes at the location left the scene.

Conditions were overcast and warm at the time of the crash, with temperatures around 91 degrees. The weekend pattern and the 11 AM timing both align with the location's documented risk profile.

Responding officers worked to clear the roadway and move traffic. Given the corridor's history and the volume of incidents here, Saturday mornings remain a time when drivers should expect elevated risk at this exit ramp.

Update (7:00 PM CT): The major crash at WIH610OB-WOODWAY DR W IH 610 FWY N @ WOODWAY EXIT RAMP, first reported at 11:00 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.