Eastex Freeway crash near Crosstimbers disrupts early Wednesday

A crash at the Eastex Freeway outbound ramp near Crosstimbers Street brought major delays to the morning commute around 6:42 AM on Wednesday, August 26. Responding officers found the vehicles involved and worked to clear the roadway, but the incident tied up traffic through the early morning hours.

This stretch of the Eastex has seen sustained incident activity over the past month. According to LTA data, 18 crashes have occurred within a quarter-mile of this location in the past 30 days—10 of them classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has logged 69 total incidents, 43 major, and one fatality. Across the full 12-month period tracked in the LTA real-time incident database, this location has recorded 175 total crashes, 94 major, and 2 fatalities.

The broader Eastex corridor shows an unusual timing pattern: most crashes here fall outside the typical weekday commute peaks. The single busiest hour for incidents is between 10 and 11 PM, when 5 crashes have been documented. Fridays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 12 recorded crashes—a pattern that doesn't follow a simple rush-hour dynamic.

Wednesday morning's incident occurred in clear skies at 85 degrees. The crash joins a long-standing pattern at this location. State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show that across all crashes recorded at this corridor since January 2020—614 crashes total, including 6 fatalities—the leading contributing factor was "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 143 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.7 percent of all vehicle units involved at this location over that period, according to TxDOT CRIS public crash records.

For Wednesday morning, crews worked to clear the scene and restore normal flow. Drivers using the Eastex should remain alert for residual congestion and possible lingering scene activity as the morning progressed.

**Update (2:45 PM CT):** The major crash at 3401 E CROSSTIMBERS ST @ 7700 EASTEX FWY OB, first reported at 6:42 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.