A motor vehicle incident at US 59 northbound near the Jensen exit ramp disrupted traffic Monday morning, adding to a corridor with a severe concentration of crashes in recent weeks. The incident occurred at 8:55 AM on August 10, 2026.
Authorities responded to the crash at MM 139. Traffic backed up as crews worked to clear the scene. Details on specific lane closures and injury status were not immediately available.
The crash is the latest in a troubling pattern at this stretch of US 59. According to LTA data, the Jensen exit ramp area has seen 22 total incidents in the past 30 days, with 12 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has recorded 85 total incidents, 49 of them major. Since January 2020, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 469 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location.
Mondays are the heaviest-incident day at this location, with 15 crashes recorded over the past 90 days. While the single busiest hour is 7 to 8 AM (7 crashes), incidents here occur throughout the day rather than concentrating in one narrow window.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 138 crashes at this corridor. The hit-and-run rate at the location stands at 13.4 percent, with 129 of 960 units involved fleeing the scene, according to state crash records.
Conditions at the time of Monday's incident were clear—few clouds and 86 degrees—with no adverse weather contributing to visibility or road surface conditions.
The incident unfolded during mid-morning, outside the corridor's peak crash window but on a day and at a location where incidents are persistent. Drivers using US 59 northbound in this area should expect residual delays as crews complete incident response and debris removal.
**Update (4:55 PM CT):** The major crash at MM 139-NIH69IB N US 59 FWY @ JENSEN EXIT RAMP, first reported at 8:55 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
MM 139-NIH69IB N US 59 FWY @ JENSEN EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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