A major accident brought westbound US-90A to a crawl Sunday afternoon at the SH 99 interchange in Richmond. The crash happened at 12:37 PM, adding to what's become a consistently dangerous stretch of highway.
This intersection sits at the epicenter of a surge in collisions. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 141 incidents have hit this exact location in the past 30 days alone — 107 of them major. Over the past 12 months, the corridor has recorded 616 total incidents, including 394 major crashes and 4 fatalities. The numbers tell the story: this is one of the region's most crash-prone zones.
Sunday's timing matters too. While most crashes here fall outside weekday rush hours, the data shows 3 PM to 4 PM is the single busiest hour at this location, with 26 crashes logged in that window over the period analyzed. Today's early-afternoon incident fits the pattern — mid-afternoon is when this intersection gets hit hardest.
Harris County as a whole recorded 17,673 incidents in the past 30 days, including 38 fatalities. This one intersection's 141 crashes in the same window underscore just how concentrated the problem has become. Conditions were clear — broken clouds and 94 degrees — but that's done nothing to slow the collision rate.
State crash records paint a troubling picture of what's happening here. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 2,135 crashes have occurred within a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, with speed control emerging as the leading issue. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" cited in 907 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.6 percent of all collisions here — 603 of 4,437 vehicles involved — suggesting some drivers aren't staying to face the aftermath.
The corridor's 30-day count of 141 incidents reflects a relentless pattern. Sunday afternoons, weekday mornings, weekend evenings — this location experiences heavy collision activity across nearly every time window. Fridays have logged the highest incident count in the past 90 days with 65 crashes, but no day is truly safe here.
Details on injuries, lane closures, and clearance time weren't immediately available. Expect residual delays as crews worked the scene and traffic moved around the disabled vehicles. Given the frequency of incidents at this location, drivers on westbound US-90A at SH 99 should anticipate slowdowns any time they approach it, and consider the area's crash history when planning their route through Richmond.
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.