A major crash on SH-288 northbound at Almeda-Genoa Road brought traffic to a crawl Friday morning at 8:19 AM. Multiple lanes were blocked as crews worked to clear the wreckage and attend to those involved.
This stretch of SH-288 has become a persistent flash point for collisions. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 38 crashes have hit this corridor in the past 30 days alone—30 of them major incidents. Over the past 12 months, the location has logged 172 total crashes, including 108 major incidents and 4 fatalities.
The timing of crashes here varies throughout the day, though the single busiest hour is 6 to 7 AM, when 10 crashes have occurred in recent weeks. This morning's incident unfolded in clear conditions with temperatures around 85 degrees.
If you're heading north on 288, consider taking Almeda Road, South Main, or IH-69/US-59 as your parallel freeway option. Traffic should begin clearing once recovery crews finish removing the vehicles from the roadway.
State crash records paint a detailed picture of the corridor's history. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, nearly 633 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 195 crashes at this site. Additionally, the hit-and-run rate at this corridor stands at 12.0 percent, with 151 of 1,263 units involved in unreported departures.
Harris County overall recorded 17,816 incidents in the past 30 days, with 40 of those resulting in fatalities. But the concentration of crashes at this single SH-288 location underscores why local commuters and traffic engineers watch this intersection closely.
Check LTA for real-time updates on clearance time as the situation develops.
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