A crash with injuries shut down traffic on I-45 at West Twickenham Trail around 1:34 AM on Tuesday, August 11. Responding officers arrived to find a collision that left at least one person hurt and forced lanes closed during the early-morning hours.
The incident added to an already strained corridor. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this stretch of I-45 has logged 34 incidents over the past 30 days, with 19 classified as major. Over the past year, the intersection has recorded 239 total incidents, including 136 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
Tuesday's crash is far from isolated at this location. The LTA database shows that Tuesdays are the busiest day of the week here, with 20 recorded incidents over the past 90 days. Despite the early hour—well outside typical rush-period peaks—this corridor experiences collisions around the clock. Most crashes here fall outside weekday commute hours, though the single busiest hour on record is 3–4 PM with 7 crashes logged in that window.
Historical crash records paint a clearer picture of what's happening at this intersection. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 1,083 crashes since January 2020 within about a quarter-mile, with 4 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 579 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 12.6 percent—313 of 2,481 units involved.
Weather at the time was clear, with broken clouds and temperatures near 77 degrees. Crews cleared the roadway and reopened lanes as the morning progressed. No lane-closure duration data was available at time of reporting.
Harris County recorded 17,581 incidents countywide over the same 30-day span, including 17 fatalities. This particular stretch of I-45 continues to rank among the county's active corridors.
**Update (9:35 AM CT):** The major crash at I-45 & W Twickenham Trail, first reported at 1:34 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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