A major crash closed lanes on the North Freeway at W Little York Road at 1:38 AM on Tuesday, August 11, August 11. Authorities responded to the scene as traffic backed up in the pre-dawn darkness.
This intersection sits on a corridor with a staggering crash history. According to LTA data, the North Freeway at W Little York has seen 70 incidents in the past 30 days alone—37 of them major collisions. Over the past 90 days, the count reaches 199 total incidents, with 125 classified as major. In the past 12 months, the corridor has recorded 448 incidents, 262 major, and 9 fatal.
The timing of incidents at this location breaks from typical rush-hour patterns. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday commute peaks; the single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, when 13 crashes occurred in the recent period. This early-morning crash arrived outside that peak window but nonetheless added to an already severe corridor history.
State crash records paint a broader picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has recorded 2018 crashes since January 2020 within about a quarter-mile, including 4 fatals. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show
**Update (9:40 AM CT):** The major crash at North Fwy & W Little York Rd, first reported at 1:38 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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