A major crash at FM 1960 and Mills Road early Wednesday morning, July 22, 2026, at 12:21 AM left the intersection disrupted as crews worked the scene.
Authorities responded to the collision on this FM road in Harris County. Weather conditions were clear — few clouds and 82°F — but the crash still tied into a troubling pattern at this location. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, FM 1960 at Mills Road has seen 14 incidents over the past 30 days, with 9 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 50 total incidents, 39 of them major. In the past 12 months, the location has recorded 83 total incidents, 64 major, and 3 fatal.
The timing of this early-morning wreck is atypical for the corridor. Crashes here skew toward the weekend rather than the weekday commute, with the single busiest hour historically 5–6 PM (4 crashes recorded during that window). Saturday is the highest-incident day at this location over a 90-day period, with 11 crashes.
Looking at the longer state record, TxDOT CRIS public crash data covering the corridor since January 2020 shows 524 crashes within about a quarter-mile, including 3 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 235 crashes at this corridor. The hit-and-run rate at the location stands at 5.4% (60 of 1,106 units involved in reported crashes).
For Harris County overall, the 30-day incident count is 17,739, with 39 fatal. Early Wednesday morning traffic on FM 1960 should begin recovering as the scene is cleared, though drivers heading through the Mills Road intersection in the coming hours should expect residual delays.
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