SH 288 ramp crash disrupts early Saturday

A motor vehicle incident closed lanes on the SH 288 outbound to IH 610 inbound ramp around 7:04 AM on Saturday, August 22, backing up traffic in the pre-dawn hours.

Authorities responded to the crash near the SH 288 highway junction. The incident forced a major traffic impact during what's typically a quieter period on this corridor — weekend mornings sit well outside the weekday commute rush. For this location, the single busiest hour across the week is actually 1 to 2 PM, when crashes cluster more densely than at any other time.

This isn't an isolated event at this junction. According to LTA data, the SH 288 outbound to IH 610 inbound ramp has logged 113 total incidents over the past 12 months, with 67 of those classified as major. In the past 30 days alone, the ramp has seen 15 incidents — 7 of them major. That's a crash hotspot by any measure.

Looking back further, state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 408 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this corridor since January 2020, resulting in 3 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading recorded factor, cited in 105 crashes. Additionally, 14.7% of incidents at this location involved a hit-and-run — 119 of 812 vehicle units involved.

Weather conditions at the time of the incident were overcast with temperatures around 83 degrees — not severe, but not ideal for high-speed driving on a ramp where speed control has been a documented problem.

Drivers heading toward the IH 610 interchange on SH 288 should expect residual delays as the incident clears. Check real-time traffic updates for current conditions on this stretch.

**Update (3:05 PM CT):** The major crash at SH288OB-IH610IB RAMP SH 288 HWY @ BLK SH 288 RAMP, first reported at 7:04 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.