A major crash at Burkett and Beulah early Thursday morning sent responding officers to the intersection at around 1:00 AM on July 23. The collision left the roadway disrupted during the overnight hours, a period when this intersection typically sees lighter traffic but continues to experience recurring crashes.
The wreck marks another incident at a location that's accumulating crashes at a steady pace. According to LTA data, 12 crashes have occurred at Burkett and Beulah over the past 30 days—8 of them major. Over 90 days, the count reaches 43 total incidents, 20 of them major. The 12-month total stands at 100 crashes, with 53 classified as major.
While this intersection sits outside the typical weekday commute surge, it remains active around the clock. Timing data shows the single busiest hour at Burkett and Beulah falls between 10 and 11 AM, when four crashes have been recorded. Mondays have emerged as the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 10 crashes.
TxDOT state crash records reveal a long pattern at this location. Since January 2020, 283 crashes have been recorded within about a quarter-mile of Burkett and Beulah. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign" as the leading factor, cited in 93 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.1% of all crashes here—73 of the 558 vehicles involved.
Conditions at the scene were clear, with broken clouds and a temperature of 85 degrees at the time of the crash. Authorities managed the scene through the early morning hours as crews worked to clear the intersection. Typical traffic flow resumed once the incident was resolved.
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