A car caught fire early Thursday morning after crashing into a wall at Broadway Street and the Gulf Freeway around 12:01 AM, creating a major incident on one of the region's most crash-prone corridors.
Responding officers worked to clear the wreckage and extinguish the fire. No information about injuries was immediately available.
This crash adds to a troubling pattern at this intersection. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Broadway and the Gulf Freeway has seen 53 incidents in the past 30 days—28 of them major. Over the past 90 days, the location recorded 220 total incidents, with 137 classified as major. The 12-month count stands at 486 incidents, including 311 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
The incident occurred outside typical commute hours. According to LTA data, most crashes at this location fall outside weekday rush-hour peaks, though the single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, which has recorded 15 crashes over the analysis period. Sundays see the highest incident volume at this location, with 31 crashes in the 90-day window.
TxDOT crash records going back to January 2020 show 1,779 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show
**Update (8:05 AM CT):** The major crash at Broadway St & Gulf Fwy, first reported at 12:01 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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