A car crash at 2401 Eldridge Pkwy brought a major disruption to the residential street early Sunday morning. The wreck happened at 6:45 AM on August 16, shutting down traffic as responding officers worked the scene.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this location has become a recurring problem. Over the past 30 days, Eldridge Pkwy has logged 20 incidents—14 of them major. The 90-day count climbs to 34 incidents, with 22 classified as major. Looking back 12 months, the intersection has seen 79 total incidents, 48 of them major.
Sundays hit particularly hard here. LTA data shows this corridor skews toward weekend crashes rather than weekday commute incidents. Among the past 90 days, Sundays accounted for 8 crashes at this location—more than any other day of the week.
Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the broader corridor around Eldridge Pkwy has logged 141 crashes since January 2020. Among officer-recorded contributing factors, "Failed To Control Speed" appears as the leading factor, cited in 22 crashes. The hit-and-run rate in the corridor sits at 7.5 percent.
Weather wasn't a factor in Sunday's incident—conditions were clear with temperatures around 77 degrees. Authorities had the scene cleared and traffic flowing again, though the extent of the disruption and any injuries weren't immediately detailed.
Fort Bend County overall reported 1,046 incidents over the same 30-day window with no fatalities. Despite that countywide context, Eldridge Pkwy's concentration of crashes—especially on weekends—keeps it on the radar for anyone traveling that residential stretch.
**Update (2:50 PM CT):** The major crash at 2401 Eldridge Pkwy, first reported at 6:45 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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