A crash at Chimney Rock Road and Richmond Avenue early Saturday morning adds to an exceptionally active corridor in Harris County. The collision happened at 4:34 AM on July 25, 2026, as crews responded to the scene.
This intersection has become one of the region's most frequently hit crash locations. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the intersection recorded 68 incidents in the past 30 days alone — 33 of them major crashes like this one. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 175 total incidents, with 83 classified as major. The 12-month record shows 309 incidents at this location, including 137 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
The broader area around this intersection is equally active. Per LTA real-time data, 383 crashes occurred within a one mile radius in the 30 days before this incident, with 2 fatalities in that window. Since this Saturday morning crash, 3 additional incidents have been recorded in that same radius.
Crashes here occur at varied times throughout the day and week, though contributing factors show a pattern. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 146 crashes at this corridor over the past several years. The state crash database also documents a hit-and-run rate of 13.7% at this location—152 of 1,106 units involved in crashes over the same period.
Since January 2020, TxDOT records show 531 total crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection, with no fatalities in the state database during that span. Fridays represent the highest-incident day of the week at this location, with 25 crashes recorded over a 90-day period. The single busiest hour remains 5–6 PM, when 13 crashes have occurred, though collisions here are spread across all hours.
Weather conditions at the time of this incident—broken clouds and 83 degrees—were clear. Responding officers are investigating the circumstances of the crash. With 68 major and minor incidents documented at this intersection in just the past month, the roadway continues to see traffic conflict at a rate well above typical Harris County averages. The county recorded 17,847 total incidents in the same 30-day window, with 39 fatalities.
3201 CHIMNEY ROCK RD @ 5599 RICHMOND AVE
Harris County, Texas
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