A major crash shut down northbound traffic on the North Freeway outbound at the Tidwell exit at 7:54 AM on Sunday, July 26, backing up commuters during what should have been a lighter weekend morning.
Responding officers worked to clear the roadway and move vehicles involved, with delays spreading across multiple lanes. The crash added to a location that's seen significant incident activity in recent weeks. According to LTA data, the North Freeway at Tidwell has recorded 52 incidents over the past 30 days—30 of them classified as major. Over the past 90 days, that count reaches 132 total incidents, with 69 rated major.
This corridor has a long track record of crashes. TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 1,398 crashes at this location since January 2020, with 6 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 631 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at this corridor stands at 12.3% of all involved units.
While Sunday mornings typically see lighter traffic than weekday rush hours, crashes here occur at varied times rather than concentrating in a single window. The busiest single hour is 4–5 PM, when the location has recorded 9 crashes on average. Thursdays have been the highest-incident day across a 90-day period, with 19 crashes. Weather conditions at the time of Sunday's crash were scattered clouds and 84 degrees—favorable driving conditions.
Authorities had the roadway cleared by mid-morning. Motorists heading through this area should expect residual delays to clear over the next couple of hours as traffic flow normalizes.
This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.