A major crash at Tallyho Road and Indiana Street around 2:24 AM Friday morning sent responding officers to the intersection in the early hours. The incident happened in Harris County as the area was largely free of rush-hour traffic, though the time of the crash belies a much larger pattern at this location.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Tallyho and Indiana has recorded 50 total incidents over the past 30 days—33 of them major crashes. Over the past 90 days, the intersection logged 123 incidents, with 89 classified as major. The corridor's history extends further: state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 1,001 crashes within a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020, including 5 fatalities.
The timing pattern at Tallyho and Indiana differs from typical urban intersections. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday commute peaks; the single busiest hour is 10 PM to 11 PM, when 11 crashes occurred during the 30-day window. The highest-incident day across the 90-day period was Tuesday, with 18 incidents recorded. This early Friday morning crash occurred outside those peak windows, yet the location's baseline crash frequency remains notably high regardless of the time of day.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 311 crashes at the corridor. The hit-and-run rate at this intersection stands at 12.2 percent—249 of 2,048 units involved in crashes fled the scene, according to state records.
Weather conditions at the time of Friday's incident were scattered clouds and 79 degrees—clear driving conditions. Authorities cleared the scene and traffic flow was restored. As of now, no further details regarding lane closures, vehicle count, or injury status are available from the incident response.
**Update (10:25 AM CT):** The major crash at 9313 TALLYHO RD @ BLK INDIANA ST, first reported at 2:24 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
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